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Galileo was put on house arrest because he told the catholic church that the earth rotated around the sun and the catholic church said that the sun and the other planets rotated around the earth yup

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Galileo was arrested because he was teaching the Copernican map of the solar system, which went directly against the church.

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Galileo Galilei was arrested for saying that the Earth rotates around the Sun.

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Gallileo theorized that the earth revolved around the sun, and was accused of heresy for it.

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because he treatend the church

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What year was Galileo imprisoned?

1492


Which scientist was imprisoned for supporting the Copernican theory?

Galileo


Was Galileo persecuted?

no he was sentenced to be imprisoned then the sentence changed to house arrest


Which astronomer was imprisoned by the church during the counter reformation?

Galileo Galilei.


Who is the Italian scientist who was imprisoned for supporting the heliocentric model?

I think it was Galileo Galilei.....


Why was Galileo imprisoned for his beliefs?

the Greek way of learning was not to make experiments to gain knowledge


What astronamer was imprisoned for agreeing with the heliocentric theory?

There were several. The ones that come to mind are Copernicus and Bruno (who was actually burnt at the stake).


The astronomer who agreed with the heliocentric theory?

There was more than one astronomer who agreed with the heliocentric theory and was imprisoned for his investigations. The astronomers were Copernicus, John Dalton, Lamarck, and Galileo.


What did the Holy Office demand of Galileo?

The Catholic Church wanted Galileo to go with their idea that the Earth is the center of the solar system as well as the universe. He did so in public since he could have been tortured, imprisoned and even burned at the stake. He was placed under house arrest for the rest of his life.


When was Galileo Galilei imprisoned?

Galileo Galilei was put underhouse arrest in June of 1633, not at his own house, but at the residence of the Tuscan ambassador, and later at the residence of the archbishop of Siena after traveling to Rome to be questioned by the Roman Inquisition. Then, in December of the same year, he was allowed to return to his villa in Arcetri, near Florence. He was not released, but was kept under house arrest for the remainder of his life.(For a complete timeline see the related link below.)


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Who was killed for saying that earth rotates around sun?

Technically, no one really died for syaing the earth rotated around the sun. Galileo Galilei was imprisoned for saying that and later died in house arrest