Galileo and the Catholic Church
Geocentric- Earth at center Heliocentric- Sun at center Models Geocentric- Earth at center Heliocentric- Sun at center
Galileo Religious man who studied motion and physics Used the telescope to confirm Copernicus’s heliocentric theory Pope Urban VIII tells Galileo he can teach it but not say it is true Galileo’s book “Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems” published basically confirming the theory
Heretic Galileo called in by the Inquisition for trial Heretic- a person who espouses or believes in doctrine contradictory to the Church