Ask questions via twitter! Message any question to @answers on twitter. We'll publish the question and send you a reply each time there's a new answer.
Next Question

Answered Question

theenligh... theenligh...
 

Mahalo is adding a tip to all questions that don't offer a tip.
 M¢25  Funded By Mahalo ? |  November 13, 2009 09:14 PM

Why were Galileo's scientific breakthroughs significant in history?

Interesting Question?  Yes (0)   No (0)   
RSS
 
 

Best Answer  Chosen by Asker

edwardclin... edwardclin...
 
 November 14, 2009 03:36 PM
Galileo's scientific breakthroughs significant in history because his discoveries was the foundation of modern science.

-quote-

"Galileo moved the world of science in his day from the basis of logic to the basis of mathematics. He developed the modern scientific method by insisting that all scientific experiments use mathematics to analyze results. This innovation changed all methods of experimentation to date, making them open to verification by replication. Today any experiment must be done in such a manner that anyone else can perform the same experiment and get virtually the same results. This verifies the accuracy of the experiment."

-end of quote-
Source(s):
http://www.helium.com/items/77649-galileos-discoveries-and-how-they-have-in...

Asker's Rating:


Helpful Answer?  (0)   (0)    Tip edwardclint for this answer
Permalink | Report
   Reply  
 
 

Other Answers (1)

Sort By
annelisle annelisle
 
November 13, 2009 11:01 PM
---quote---
Galileo's breakthrough was not a technological one, nor an intellectual one per se. Copernicus and Kepler had laid out the concepts before Galileo pointed his modest tube into the sky. What made all the difference, the lever that finally displaced the constraining, earth-centered Ptolemaic cosmos and ushered in a heliocentric worldview and the many advances that came in the wake of empirical science, was nothing so concrete as lenses nor so abstract as mathematical formulas. No, it was Galileo's strategy for freely and publicly communicating his findings. Galileo opened the heavens with Open Access.
---end of quote---
Source(s):
http://www.academicevolution.com/2009/05/galileo-open-access.html


Helpful Answer?  (0)   (0)    Tip annelisle for this answer
Permalink | Report
   Reply  
 
 

Answer this Question

How tips and payments work

This question has already been resolved. You may add an answer to it but you will not be eligible to win best answer or any associated tips.

Related Questions

View All History Questions

Ask a Question


140 characters left
Top of Page
Buy Mahalo Dollars with Credit Card or PayPal

Top Members

This Week All Time
  • buddawiggi
    buddawiggi
    2nd Degree Black Belt
    27184 Points
    M$783.09 Earned
  • opher
    opher
    Purple Belt
    4186 Points
    M$192.17 Earned
  • annelisle
    annelisle
    Purple Belt
    2726 Points
    M$82.97 Earned
   See All
 

Most Popular Tags

mahalo(1614)
twitter(947)
iphone(465)
music(459)
google(357)
food(321)
internet(305)
online(295)
beer(279)
money(262)
facebook(255)
movies(255)
apple(251)
aotd(235)
answers(224)
health(219)
video(207)
dog(205)
free(204)
windows(196)
   See All
 

Categories

Welcome New Members


 
 
Mahalo Dollars are the currency of Mahalo Answers.

Each Mahalo Dollar costs $1.

Once you earn more than 40 Mahalo Dollars, you can request to be paid via PayPal. Each Mahalo Dollar is currently worth $0.75 when paid out via PayPal. Learn More

 
 

Please log in to use this function.

Answers Home | Ask a Question | Earn Points | How Tips Work | Widget