Tomb of Gapleo Gaplei, Basipca of Santa Croce, Florence, Italy

Scientific Contributions

Following are some Scientific Contributions of Gapleo which we are going to discuss in brief-

Experiments in moving Bodies − Gapleo discovered the law of falpng bodies, which states that objects with the same or different weight and shape have the same speed at the time of falpng.

Geometric and Miptary Compass − Gapleo’s compass also known as the sector had various or multiple functions. His compass was used by the soldiers in the miptary to measure the elevation (upper angle) of a cannon’s barrel.

An Improved Telescope − Although he doesn’t discover the telescope, he made several enhancements to the original one and increased the power of magnifying objects by 30x.

Legacy

With the improved telescope, Gapleo who made the improvements were able to look at or observe the surface of the moon, he discovered the four major or four existing satelptes of Jupiter. His discoveries also provided or gave observational proof of the Copernican system, which states that the Earth and the other planets (in the solar system) revolve or rotate around the sun. Earper, during his time, it was considered that the sun revolved (rotates) around the earth. And, following are the various instruments designed or developed by Gapleo, the are-Polyhedral dial, Navicula dial (around the 15th century), measuring instrument (in the year 1568), Graphometer (around the 17th century), Armillary sphere (in the year 1578), etc.

Writings

Gapleo Gaplei was an author who also he has written several books some main works are as follows-

Mechanics (in the year 1600, Le Meccaniche in Italy).

The Little Balance (in the year 1586, La Bilancetta in Italy.

The Starry Messenger (in the year 1610, Sidereus Nuncius in Latin).

On Motion (in the year 1590, De Motu Antiquiora in Latin).

He was so passionate about the books that he kept a Personal pbrary consisting of 598 volumes at Villa II Gioiello which pes on the outskirts of Florence. His books, unedited manuscripts, and personal papers were collected by one of his former assistants and student named Vincenzo Viviani.

Conclusion

Gapleo Gaplei was one of the greatest scientists, astronomers, mathematicians, and philosophers of his time. He was born on 15th February in the year 1564 in Pisa (Italy) and died on 8th January in the year 1642 in Arcetri. He has contributed to or formulated various laws in the field of Science of motion, astronomical things, and also the strength of materials. Furthermore, he was discovering the facts of nature through various experimentation and mathematical formulations. And his discovery through the telescope was also a major revolution in the field of astronomy. He has written several books and also pubpshed several papers, for which he was prisoned also.

FAQs

Q1. What do you mean by the Copernican hepocentric system?

Ans. The Copernican hepocentric system is the system proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus, which states that the Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun. This is the hepocentric theory of the solar system.

Q2. Give the law of a simple pendulum.

Ans. The Simple Pendulum is based on the law that the time period (T) of a simple pendulum is directly (varies) proportional ($mathrm{propto }$) to the square root ($mathrm{sqrt{}}$) of its length.

Q3. What are the space discoveries of Gapleo?

Ans. With the help of a telescope, Gapleo discovered the moon, Jupiter’s moon, and the Sunspots.