Biography

Galileo was born in Pisa, Italy and was the oldest of six children. His parents were Vincenzo Galilei and Guilia Ammannati. His family moved to Florence, Italy but he stayed in Pisa with, Muzio Tedaldi who was related to Galileo's mother by marriage. Two years later he moved back with his family in Florence. He was tutored by Jacopo Borghini in Florence and later joined the monastery. When it was time to pick a career, his father wanted him to be a doctor, and he enrolled to be ne but eventually changes to study mathematics.