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Back then the church ruled everything. They told them how to speak, what to do, and how to do something in a specific way. So the church said to belive that all the planets revoled around the earth. Galileo did experiments and told the church that the Earth revoled around the Sun, and that the Sun is in the middle of our solar system. Sadly they didnt belive him, the church gave him home arrest. years later more scientist noticed that Galileo's theroy was right. The church gave in to the idea. Sadly Galileo was dead when his thought was considered correct.
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Did nicolaus Copernicus discover the earth was round?
Yes. Contrary to popular belief, by the time of Copernicus scholars knew Earth to be round.
Where did Galileo Galilei believe the earth was in the cosmos?
Galileo Galilei believed that the Earth was not the center of the universe, contrary to the prevalent belief at the time. Instead, he supported the heliocentric model proposed by Copernicus, which positioned the Sun at the center of the solar system with the Earth and other planets orbiting around it.
Why was Galileo imprisoned for his beliefs?
Galileo was imprisoned for supporting the Copernican theory that the Earth revolves around the sun, which contradicted the Catholic Church's belief that the Earth was the center of the universe. His views were seen as heretical and went against the church's teachings at the time.
Galileo was forced to do what?
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
When Galileo saw four moons revolving around Jupiter which scientific belief was challenged?
Galileos discovery of those moons led people to realise that not everything in the universe moves round the Earth. It raised the question of whether the Sun travels round the Earth or not. A hundred years after Galileo's time, scientific discoveries were making it increasingly clear that the Sun is at the centre of the solar system.
Who said the earth revoled around the sun?
Galileo Galilei was a key figure in asserting that the Earth revolves around the Sun. This went against the prevailing geocentric belief of his time and led to his conflict with the Catholic Church.
What did Galileo do as a astronomer?
Galileo Galilei discovered the information needed to found the belief that the sun was the center of the universe, and not the Earth, which was the belief at that time in the Ptolemaic/Geocentric Theory. Galileo discovered that the Moon was covered in blemishes, craters, valleys, and mountains with his telescope. This contradicted the belief of that time that everything outside of the Earth's atmosphere was "heavenly" and therefore, "perfect". After he made this discovery, it prompted his curiousity to look farther into the galaxy. Galileo then made the discovery that Jupiter had four moons, which orbited around Jupiter, instead of the Earth. The theory of that time stated that all major bodies outside o the Earth revelved around the Earth. By Galileo's observations that they revelved around Jupiter, it further disproved the geocentric theory. Another major discovery that Galileo found, was the phases of Venus. In the Ptolemaic Theory, Venus would never be fully seen because of it's rotation around the Earth. Galileo saw through his telescope that Venus went through phases and that they corresponded with the site of the sun.
Did nicolaus Copernicus discover the earth was round?
Yes. Contrary to popular belief, by the time of Copernicus scholars knew Earth to be round.
Where did Galileo Galilei believe the earth was in the cosmos?
Galileo Galilei believed that the Earth was not the center of the universe, contrary to the prevalent belief at the time. Instead, he supported the heliocentric model proposed by Copernicus, which positioned the Sun at the center of the solar system with the Earth and other planets orbiting around it.
Why was Galileo imprisoned for his beliefs?
Galileo was imprisoned for supporting the Copernican theory that the Earth revolves around the sun, which contradicted the Catholic Church's belief that the Earth was the center of the universe. His views were seen as heretical and went against the church's teachings at the time.
Galileo was forced to do what?
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
Greek who thought the sun oribted the earth?
I believe that was Aristotle. This would be a geocentric universe. Galileo however, knew the universe was heliocentric and was persecuted for it.
When Galileo saw four moons revolving around Jupiter which scientific belief was challenged?
Galileos discovery of those moons led people to realise that not everything in the universe moves round the Earth. It raised the question of whether the Sun travels round the Earth or not. A hundred years after Galileo's time, scientific discoveries were making it increasingly clear that the Sun is at the centre of the solar system.
How does Galileo's theory compare to what we believe of the rotation of the Earth today?
Galileo did not have his own theory, he was a strong supporter of the Copernican theory, which was a model that contained circles and epicycles, just like Ptolemy's ancient model, but with the Sun at the centre and the Earth in an orbit between the orbits of Venus and Mars. Galileo promoted the theory not only as a scientific theory, which the Vatican supported, but he maintained it was the absolute truth, which got him into trouble. At the same time as Galileo, Kepler brought out the improved model with elliptical orbits, which was generally accepted as the best model many years later.
What did Galileo discover about falling objects?
Galileo discovered that all objects fall at the same rate regardless of their weight, disproving the common belief at the time that heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones.
What did Galileo's observations lead scientists to conclude?
That Earth is not at the center of the universe - - radical thinking for his time.
Why did Galileo's discoveries cause an uproar?
Galileo's brilliant discoveries (like the discoveries of Jupiter's moons etc.) did not cause an uproar but his unsupported claim that the Sun is at the centre of the Solar System was against Catholic teaching at the time, and he promoted it by ridiculing the Pope and was put on trial, when it became clear there was no proof at that time. When proof was eventually produced, long after Galileo's death, the church accepted the theory.
