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Galileo was born on February 15, 1564. He went to the University of Pisa in 1581, His father died in 1591, In 1609 he heard about the telescope and later invented one of his own. In 1610 he observed Jupiter's moons and proved that Venus orbited the sun. In 1616 he wrote the theory of tides, proving the Earth moves around the Sun. Kepler died in 1630. In 1633 he was arrested and imprisoned. Soon it was house arrest for life. In 1637 or 1638 he lost his eyesight, but continued working. On January 8, 1642, Galileo Galilei died.

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