Top 5 discoveries made by the father of science-Galileo Galilei

Acceleration: Galileo conducted experiments with falling objects and determined that the acceleration of a falling object is constant, regardless of its weight or shape.  

The Law of Uniform Acceleration: 

This discovery provided evidence for the heliocentric model of the solar system, in which the planets revolve around the sun. 

The Phases of Venus: 

Galileo discovered four of Jupiter's largest moons - Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. This was the first time that moons were discovered orbiting a planet other than Earth 

The Moons of Jupiter: 

Galileo's experiments with inclined planes and rolling balls led him to develop the law of inertia 

The Law of Inertia:  

His observations of sunspots helped to disprove the idea that the sun was a perfect, unchanging celestial body, and they provided evidence for the Copernican model of the solar system. 

Sunspots: 

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