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The Life of Galileo: Playbill

September 27, 2011 by courtesy of Great Lakes Publishing in The Life of Galileo

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DIRECTOR'S NOTE: The Life of Galileo

August 31, 2011 by Michael Donald Edwards in The Life of Galileo

It seems such a simple act. Point a telescope at the night sky – it was the result of that most natural of human impulses: curiosity. Then comes the thrilling, awesome and frightening moment: grasping what it is you are actually seeing. It is 400+ years since Galileo first did this – the pointing and the grasping - and 40 years since man landed on the moon. They are of course directly connected events. Small steps and great leaps.

It is almost impossible for us to imagine a world where it was an absolute given for everyone that the earth was still and flat, that the sun and all the planets and moons, revolved... more

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Did Galileo Influence Theater?

August 31, 2011 by CPH Education Department in The Life of Galileo

William Shakespeare was born in 1564, just two month before the birth of Galileo. Shakespeare’s works were influenced by earlier writings such as ancient and Greek plays, but they were also heavily influenced by the world around him. Shakespeare describes the sights and sounds of London in his plays. His works include observations about current political struggles, the fear of diseases, and the popular language of the city's tradesmen and other professionals. Was Galileo one of those professionals that influenced Shakespeare’s plays? Galileo's discovery of the four brightest moons of Jupiter was reported in his 1610 publication of Sidereus Nuncius. Shakespeare’s play, Cymbeline, which first appeared about six months after Galileo’s publication, seemingly makes a strong connection to Galileo’s publication: While one character is asleep... more

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