galileo was forced to stop studying astronomy after his claim that the earth moved round the sun.
He was correct of course but this went against the christian teachings at the time as they believed that everything revolved around the earth
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Pope Paul V and Cardinal Bellarmine forced Galileo to recant many of his ideas. These ideas included the idea that the earth revolved around the sun.
Galileo had a falling out with the church over his scientific papers regarding the Earth revolving around the sun. This went against the church belief's at the time and Galileo was forced to go to Rome for a trail and denounce his scientific findings.
Galileo got into trouble with the Catholic Church, specifically with the Roman Inquisition. They accused him of promoting the heliocentric theory proposed by Copernicus, which challenged the geocentric view of the Church. Galileo's ideas were viewed as heretical and he was forced to recant his views under threat of imprisonment.
In 1633 the Roman Catholic Church forced Galileo to stand trial for his belief that the Earth moves around the Sun. Galileo had to publicly denounce the idea and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He spent the the rest of his life under house arrest. Galileo became blind before he died at Arcetri, near Florence, on January 8, 1642.
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Yeah, Galileo Galilei did it and was forced to retract it publicly, otherwise..... But they thought the sun orbited the earth....Galileo stated that the earth orbited the sun....
Galileo Galilei
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Galileo, who struggled against the Catholic Church to have the theories of Copernicus accepted.
Pope Paul V and Cardinal Bellarmine forced Galileo to recant many of his ideas. These ideas included the idea that the earth revolved around the sun.
Galileo Galilei
Galileo had a falling out with the church over his scientific papers regarding the Earth revolving around the sun. This went against the church belief's at the time and Galileo was forced to go to Rome for a trail and denounce his scientific findings.
Galileo placed his life in jeopardy when he announced that he discovered a moon circling Jupiter. The discovery went against the Catholic Churches belief that all heavenly bodies circle the Earth. Galileo was forced to recant his discovery and was placed under house arrest for the remainder of his life.