the life of a scientist was not always easy in the 1500s. For example, Galileo got into trouble because of his scientific ideas. His i deas were not the same as the religious ideas at the time. Many religious people did not agree with him. During his whole life he had to worry about this. He even went to prison for a while. But no one could stop him from thinking. He continued to look for scientific answers to his question about the world.