15h 38min, jan 1, 1589 y - Galileo acquires a position as a mathematics chair.
1589
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Galileo is appointed to the chair of mathematics in Pisa, for 160 scudi per year. While at Pisa he supposedly demonstrates his conclusions on motion by dropping weights from the Tower of Pisa, although this has never been verified.
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