Maria Celeste's help

Friday, February 27, 2009

Maria Celeste was a daughter of Galileo Galilei and Marina Gamba. Originally, born with the name of Virginia Gamba. She was the eldest of three siblings of the couple. Galileo had considered his two daughters, Virginia and Livia unmarriageable. He entered them to San Matteo convent soon. It was there that Virginia decides to change her name to Maria Celeste in honor of Mary and her father's love of astronomy.

Maria Celeste becomes a very big figure in helping Galileo to discover the evidences for the heliocentric planetary system. Maria Celeste would help to provide food and all needs for the scientist Galileo who focuses majority of his time on astronomy and the stars. Maria Celeste also oversees that her father does not spend too much time drinking. Also, she provides for Galileo medicine when bubonic plague hits the European continent. Fortunately, with all the helps provided by Maria Celeste, Galileo is able to survive through the bubonic plague and live to keep on investigating the planets and how they work.

Galileo, after long time of investigating on the heliocentric planetary system and the Copernican idea, decides to write a book called The Dialogue. Pope Urban VIII allows Galileo to start on the book and Maria Celeste would prove to be helpful once again as she edits and helps Galileo to finish up his writing. Later, this book would bring a lot of trouble to the Catholic world and Galileo is to be tried for by the Church. When this happens, Maria Celeste writes to her father how to act and behave during the inquisition by the Church. Ultimately, the book gets banned and Galileo is put under house arrest. He is forced to recite psalms and prayers. It is once again that Maria Celeste comes in handy for Galileo. She does the psalms and prayers for Galileo so that Galileo can focus on his studies of the planets. Without Maria Celeste, it would have been impossible for Galileo Galilei to accomplish his works.