Friday, September 12, 2008

Copernicus and the trial of Galileo

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The Geocentric Theory: The geocentric theory is a theory that says that the Earth is at the center of the universe it was the most popular theory until 1600s it was what they believed at that time and the church approved it also geocentrism was in accordance with the theocentric (God-centered) world view.

The Heliocentric Theory: The heliocentric theory is the theory that says that the sun in center of the universe that theory was mostly proven by the 1800s and but that theory went against the church.

Which theory came first, and which theory came out of the scientific revolution?
The theory that came first was the geocentric theory and the theory that came out of the scientific revolution was the heliocentric theory.

Why was the Catholic Church putting him on trial? What did Galileo believe in and what did the Catholic church believe in?

The catholic church putted Galileo on trail because he was going against their believes they believed that the Earth was in the center of the universe but Galileo was a man of science and he believed that the sun was in the center of the universe.

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