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Essay heading: Galileo: Scientist, Scholar, Rebel
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Although the pendulum was discovered in 1683, it was not actually used to keep time until near the end of Galileo's life.9
In 1685, at age twenty-one, Galileo dropped out of the University of Pisa without a degree.10 Before leaving school, however, he wrote a memo graph about physics called Il biclancetta... displayed 300 characters
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Galileo found that after publishing this, a small physics book, he acquired a reputation as an astounding mathematician with profound unconventional views on scientific wisdom.11 In 1589 the college dropout found a job at the University of Pisa thanks to the help of his rich friends.12 Galileo taught his classes by experimentation, and found many of Aristotle's theories to be incorrect... displayed next 300 characters
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