Copernicus and the Trial of Galileo

Geocentric vs. Heliocentric

There are two theories that around the time of the scientific revolution, it has created a outstanding controversy. Those theories are the heliocentric derived from Copernicus and the geocentric derived from Aristole. Both theories are about the world outside Earth known as the Universe precisely about the object that is in the center of the solar system. The geocentric talks about the earth being the center of the universe and the planets, stars, the sun, etc. revolving around it. The heliocentric which is the successor of the geocentric is about the sun being the center of the solar system and probably the center of the universe, and every other object revolving around it. The church and people before the scientific revolution believed in the geocentric but thanks to the scientific method during the 16th century, the geocentric was proven wrong. Then it was modified into the heliocentric during the scientific revolution in which people now believe that this is the correct theory.

The Trail of Galileo

The trail of Galileo was about him spreading the ideas of Copernicus when the Roman Catholic Church told them not to. Galileo believed in Copernicus' ideas about the heliocentric theory. He proved this theory right thanks to his newly invented telescope proving that the earth never was in the center of the solar system. He has spread this theory to everyone in the 16th century ignoring the church's order of not spreading this idea. The church thought that the heliocentric was false and believed in the geocentric. What they did to stop the spreading of the heliocentric theory was that they sent Galileo to prison and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Then the church took his writing about the heliocentric theory and put it in a place called the "Index of Prohibited Books" where a guy named Kepler and Copernicus' writing was located.