Thursday, September 18, 2008

Copernicus and the trial of Galileo


Read the links below and explain the two theories of the solar system; the geocentric and the heliocentric. Which theory came first, and which theory came out of the scientific revolution?Then describe the trial of Galileo. Why was the Catholic Church putting him on trial? What did Galileo believe in and what did the Catholic church believe in?




1) the different between the geocentric and the heliocentric. is that the heliocentric is the theory that the Sun is at the center of the Solar System. and the geocentric is is the theory that the Earth is the center of the universe and other objects go around it. the one that come first is the heliocentric because it's on the center of the solar system.








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