Galilei (E09)

We get to know young Galileo in Pisa, where he grows up. One day he’s standing on top of the Leaning Tower with a friend and they wonder if his friend would touch the ground first if they jumped, because he is much more corpulent. Many years later, Galileo would find the answer. 1578, he signs up for Anatomy classes at the university of Pisa. One day, while visiting a church, he notices a candleholder whose movement was caused by air draft. He is doing some research about this movement and soon invents the pendulum… (iTunes)