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Why did Galileo go to jail for publishing evidence supporting the sun centered solar system?
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∙ 11y ago
He did not actually go to jail, but his activities were severely restricted by the Roman Church, which then had real power in government and law.
The Catholic Church didn't like his conclusions about the theories of Copernicus. This was mainly based on early texts quoted in The Bible that stated that the Earth was immovable. Galileo was convicted of heresy in 1633 and spent the rest of his life under house arrest.
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Galileo promoted the Copernican system with the Sun at the centre. The Vatican said it was OK to promote it as a way of modelling the movements of the planets, but he could not say it was the absolute truth unless there was proof. He continued saying it was the absolute truth and depicted the Pope as an idiot in one of his books, so was put on trial, and when the crunch came he was asked for proof of what he was saying, but he had no proof and he recanted. Proof did not come for another 200 years when the concept of kinetic energy had been invented in the 1800s. The story of the Catholic Church suppressing truth was convenient at the time to Protestant propagandists.
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What were the consequences to Galileo for supporting the ideas of Copernicus?
Galileo suffered a trail and house arrest.
What did the church order Galileo to abandon the Copernican idea of the nature of the universe?
It happened after Galileo published a book supporting the heliocentric theory that portrayed the Pope as a simpleton. The official view still supported the scriptural teaching that the Earth was at the centre. The church was unwilling to change its ideas until there was good evidence, which science did not have until the 18th century, so Galileo was taken to court, the lack of evidence was exposed and he recanted. The heliocentric theory, with the Sun at the centre, was eventually accepted when the evidence for it was discovered, which happened well after Galileo's lifetime.
Who was convicted for Hersey because he believed in sun centered universe?
Galileo
Why did the inquistintion put Galileo on trial?
galileo was put on trail becuase he published a book supporting that the planets orbit the sun
Who is credited with improving the telescope and advocating the theory of a Sun-centered solar system?
Galileo.
Who was convicted of heresy for supporting the sun centered view of the solar system?
Galileo Galilei
What were the consequences of Galileo for supporting ideas of Copernicus?
Galileo suffered a trail and house arrest.
What were the consequences to Galileo for supporting the ideas of Copernicus?
Galileo suffered a trail and house arrest.
What were the consequences to Galileo for supporting the idea of Copernicus?
Galileo suffered a trail and house arrest.
Who centered modern astronomy?
Galileo was definitely a huge part of it.
What is Geocentricism?
Meaning Earth Centered Universe. Refer to Galileo.
What was one of the nails in the coffin for the earth centered universe?
Galileo
Which scientist was imprisoned for supporting the Copernican theory?
Galileo
What did the church order Galileo to abandon the Copernican idea of the nature of the universe?
It happened after Galileo published a book supporting the heliocentric theory that portrayed the Pope as a simpleton. The official view still supported the scriptural teaching that the Earth was at the centre. The church was unwilling to change its ideas until there was good evidence, which science did not have until the 18th century, so Galileo was taken to court, the lack of evidence was exposed and he recanted. The heliocentric theory, with the Sun at the centre, was eventually accepted when the evidence for it was discovered, which happened well after Galileo's lifetime.
Why was galileo arrested and punished for publishing his theory about the earth and the sun?
because
Who was convicted for Hersey because he believed in sun centered universe?
Galileo
Why did the inquistintion put Galileo on trial?
galileo was put on trail becuase he published a book supporting that the planets orbit the sun
