Question

C
10. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
Through all these years, Galileo kept up his varied and lively interests
He was an artist he played the lute and organ, he wrote songs, poems
and literary criticism, nese and even his scientific writings were tively and
Witty in style. Indeed, it was Galileo's way of writing that probably caused
the most trouble between him and the authoritte in an age when most
scholars wrote in Latin, Galileo chose to write in Italian.
Calileo's any discoveries, theories and books are all very important.
But his main achievement is that he established for all time, the need
and the right of scientists to question. Above all, he insisted on searching
for the truth. He was still searching when he died in 1642.9
la Galileo kept up his varied and lively interests."
Quote evidence from the passage in support of the above statement
what was it that caused trouble between him and the authorities?
(c)
Mention the important achievements of Galileo. What was his main
achievement?
(d)
what did Galileo emphasize? What did he continue to pursue till the
end of his life?
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Answer 1

Answer:

answer c

Explanation:

The telescope constructed by Galileo magnified objects 30 times and helped in studying the sky. This invention made him famous as the “father of observational astronomy”. Discovery of phases of venus: Galileo was the first person to study that like the moon, venus too had different phases.