![]() ![]() It was former EU Commissioner, Neil Kinnock who first came up with the idea of naming Europe’s satellite system after the famous astronomer. We expect the two to enjoy a long and fruitful collaboration, from which we will all benefit greatly. Today, Europe’s Copernicus Earth Observation programme will benefit from Galileo’s pinpoint positioning. Galileo Galilei was driven by the theories of Nikolai Copernicus. ![]() Like Galileo, Galileo has a worthy colleague called Copernicus. ‘Eppur si muove’ (And yet it moves) – Galileo Galilei But Galileo persevered, and so has Galileo. Galileo's road to fame was not without its pitfalls and politics, nor was Galileo’s. No one then could have imagined that he would one day grow up to change the way we see our world (and have a satellite navigation system named after him!). Galileo was born in Pisa on February 15, 1564. His work and avant-garde thinking paved the way for centuries of innovation, daring others to look beyond traditional boundaries. He formulated the basic law of falling bodies, built a telescope with which he studied lunar craters and discovered the moons of Jupiter, and defended the Copernican theory that placed the Sun, not the Earth, at the centre of the universe. Galileo Galilei was a man ahead of his time… an Italian scientist in an age when being a scientist was itself an occupational hazard. In the spirit of other momentous European aerospace endeavours – such as Ariane and Airbus, the European Commission and the European Space Agency joined forces to build Galileo, the system now set to deliver initial operational services at the end of this year.īut what about the man the system was named for? On Galileo’s birthday – February the 15th – we take a look at the other Galileo, on the eve of early service declaration.Īs far back as the 1990s, the European Union knew that Europe needed its own independent global satellite navigation system. If you like this philosophy tee, be sure to check out our full selection of science t-shirts and slogan t-shirts.Galileo Galilei would have turned 450 this year, just as the programme that bears his name, Galileo, the European satellite navigation system, is about to be born. Show your solidarity to this legendary scientist with this science t-shirt. One of the greatest scientific minds who ever lived, his life made unbearable by the church until his eventual death. Threatened with torture unless he recanted, and placed under house arrest for much of his life because of this belief, Galileo's tale is tragic and yet tragically familiar. ![]() Galileo, firmly in Copernicus' camp with regard to the Sun being the centre of the solar system was alleged to have said "eppur si muovi", which translates as "And yet it moves". Psalm 104:5 states "the Lord set the earth on its foundations it can never be moved"Įcclesiastes 1:5 says "And the sun rises and sets and returns to its place" Psalm 93:1, 96:10 and 1 Chronicles 16:30 state that "the world is firmly established, it cannot be moved". In the Bible, there are a number of passages relating to the planet Earth and its position in the universe. This science t-shirt features a quote from the famous and tragic "father of modern physics" Galileo Galilei. Looking for a Galileo t-shirt? Look no further! ![]()
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