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Galileo
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Galileo…. Was an astronomer Wanted to determine how the planets and stars moved.
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Galileo… Invented the telescope to help in his study. He studied the stars and planets using the telescope.
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The Catholic Church… Believed that Aristotle was right when he said the earth was at the center of our solar system.
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Galileo… Used the telescope to prove that the sun is at the center of our solar system.
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Galileo… Wrote about his discoveries in two separate books that were widely published.
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The Catholic Church… Did not like that Galileo proved him wrong and tried to say that Galileo was crazy.
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Galileo… Was put on trial for heresy (speaking against the church). He refused to change his story.
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Different Universes
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Galileo on Trial
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Galileo… Was put on house arrest for the rest of his life. His model of our solar system is now the accepted model.
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