Sunday, October 11, 2009

copernicus and the trial of galileo

-The heliocentric theory means the sun is fixed at the center of the universe.
-The geocentric theory believes that the earth is the center of the universe.
-The Catholic Church believes in the geocentric theory.
-The Trial of Galileo was about Galileo going against the bible and proving that the earth is not in the center of the universe.
-The Catholic Church labeled Galileo guilty and he was tortured behind bars.

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