The mathematical (and other) thoughts of a (now retired) math teacher,
Thursday, 12 April 2012
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"In 1633 Galileo Galilei’s second trial before the Inquisition began. At its conclusion, his belief that the Earth was not the center of the Universe was pronounced heretical"
Galileo was only ever tried once by the Inquisition although it is correct that his first 'interview' was on April 12 1633. The qualifiers declared the notion that the sun moves to be formally heretical on 24 February 1616 at not at the occlusion of Galileo's trial.
1 comment:
"In 1633 Galileo Galilei’s second trial before the Inquisition began. At its conclusion, his belief that the Earth was not the center of the Universe was pronounced heretical"
Galileo was only ever tried once by the Inquisition although it is correct that his first 'interview' was on April 12 1633. The qualifiers declared the notion that the sun moves to be formally heretical on 24 February 1616 at not at the occlusion of Galileo's trial.
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