Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) â Astronomer and Scientist. Galileo developed a superior telescope and made many significant discoveries in astronomy.He was sentenced to life imprisonment by the inquisition for his support for the Copernican theory that the sun was at the centre of the solar system.alileo Galilei (1564-1642) â Astronomer and Scientist. Galileo developed a superior telescope and made many significant discoveries in astronomy.
Virtually all particles in the air have a positive charge, while negative ions have a negative charge. In which case, negative ions and particles magnetically attract to one another. When there is a high enough concentration of negative ions in the air, they will attract to floating particles in large numbers.
The atom then loses or gains a negative charge. These atoms are then called ions. 1  Positive Ion - Occurs when an atom loses an electron (negative charge) it has more protons than electrons.  Negative Ion - Occurs when an atom gains an electron (negative charge) it will have more electrons than protons.