Throughout human history, we have always selfishly deemed humans as the center of the universe. Despite all of the overwhelming evidence pointing towards a heliocentric theory, the world was not ready to accept it. The life of Galileo often embodies the challenges associated with making new scientific discoveries.
The pope had previously given Galileo permission to write about the Copernican theory, but Galileo’s publication of Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World in 1932 embarrassed the church forcing the pope to bring Galileo to trial. Pope Urban VIII ( April 5 1568- July 29) 1644 was responsible for putting Galileo on trial for heresy against the Catholic church.
Galileo is then put on house arrest and banned from continuing his research. 8 1642ĭecember 1613: Galileo finds evidence that supports the Copernican system of a heliocentric Solar System, saying that the ocean tides increase and decrease according to the rotation of Earth on its axis and Earth’s revolution around the sun.Īpril 12, 1633: Galileo is put on trial by the Catholic church where he is forced to recant his belief of heliocentrism.
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