| The story about Galileo’s telescope had been | | | | Galileo was wrong. Galileo argued that the interpreter |
| retold many times over the year. It was in the July | | | | of the bible might be wrong but he was accused of |
| of 1609 that Galileo heard of news that some Dutch | | | | heresy. Though he was found not guilty, he was |
| opticians had come up with certain kind of optical | | | | prevented from spreading the Copernican belief |
| equipment that can amplify objects and made them | | | | system. |
| closer. The news was by then very well-known when | | | | Copernican belief system was the set of guidelines |
| Galileo got hold of it. | | | | that Earth is not the center of the universe but |
| The Venetian government was aware of it and had | | | | revolve round the sun. Galileo went on to apply his |
| intention to buy over the instrument from a foreigner | | | | knowledge of the refined instrument to other areas |
| until Galileo’s friend Paolo Sarpi advised them to | | | | in particular the study on Jupiter and the ocean’s |
| reconsider as he was certain that Galileo could match | | | | tides. He persisted with the Copernican belief system |
| or even better it. Galileo was a great experimentalist | | | | even though he was not permitted to teach. As a |
| and then he dedicated himself to develop the | | | | result he was placed on house arrest until his demise. |
| instrument and he came up with a more powerful | | | | It was from there that he unearthed even more |
| device that had greater than before magnifying | | | | discoveries. The spots on the surface of the sun, |
| power. This was done through his understanding of | | | | rings that surround Saturn and the number of phases |
| improved magnification through a weak convex lens | | | | that Venus goes through were a result of his |
| and a strong concave lens. At that time no optician | | | | observations. All these were published in “The |
| was able to produce a much higher magnification than | | | | Starry Messenger” in 1610. That caused quite a |
| three and he has to grind the lenses himself. | | | | stir back then just to imagine that the earth was |
| It was then in the autumn of 1609 and as curiosity | | | | round and not flat as thought earlier. |
| taken over him, he directed the refined instrument | | | | Galileo was the early contributor to the sophisticated, |
| towards the sky. He was then astounded by the | | | | contemporary telescope that we recognized today. |
| power of the new device. From the observation, he | | | | Without his curiosity and observations, our |
| figured out that the earth was not the center of the | | | | understanding and comprehension of the modern |
| universe. It was opposite to what the bible was | | | | universe will not be as comprehensive. |
| about at that times and the church proclaimed that | | | | |