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COLLECTOR’S CORNER
STAMPS DEDICATED TO GALILEO
In 1964, humanity celebrated the 400th anniversary of the birth of the famous Italian astronomer, physicist and mechanic Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). A number of postage stamps are dedicated to him; Especially many of them were released for the scientist’s anniversary.
Galileo ordered a description of the experimental data in the language of mathematics. He was responsible for the proof of the law of falling bodies, the discovery of a remarkable property of matter (the period of oscillation at small amplitudes does not depend on the amplitude). Having heard that visual work had been invented in Holland, he himself designed and manufactured a telephone that gave 32 notifications. Using his phone, Galileo observed the Moon, planets and stars. He saw that the Milky Way consists of individual stars, there are mountains on the Moon, and four satellites are orbiting around the planet Copter.
Galileo passionately defended the Copernican system, which was increasingly subject to his observations. In 1632, he published his famous essay on the structure of the Universe, “Dialogue on the two systems of the world - tribal and Copernican.”
The teachings of Galileo, just like the teachings of Copernicus, contradicted the teachings of the church. The great Galileo was brought before the Inquisition. Under the threat of torture, he was forced to renounce his “misconceptions and heresies” and consign them to damnation. But even after his abdication, the half-slept old man was under house arrest until his death. However, despite the renunciation, Galileo did not lose faith in real science.
In the photo you see some stamps dedicated to the great scientist.