Galileo’s Tribulations and Success: Rome and Recantation
The seventeenth century introduced enormous changes and advances in science, nature, and revolutionary ideas. Galileo Galilei, a controversial figure in the 1600s, was a famous scientist, writer, and researcher. He was born February 1564 in Pisa Italy, the oldest of six children. His father was a composer and musician. Throughout his life, Galilei thoroughly studied topics such as speed, pendulums, and telescopes. Galilei concluded after months of watching the sky that Copernicus was correct: that the planets rotate around the sun instead of the earth. Galilei learned this possible truth by viewing the planets, their moons, and the surfaces of the planets through his telescope; later, …show more content…
In 1616, the church prohibited the reading and publishing of Copernicus’ works and Galilei’s writing violated this decree; although Galilei sought and received permission from Pope Urban VIII, the Urban was manipulated by those opposed to Galilei that he had deliberately mocked the Pope.
In 1616, the same year Copernicus’ works were banned, Galilei was commanded to never teach or defend the theories written by Copernicus. He found a friend in Cardinal Bonifacio Caetani who supported him and compelled a writer named Campanella to defend Galilei in the form of a written dispute to persuade those who aggressively apposed the heliocentric ideas to not condemn those who researched the theories. In 1623, another friend to help Galilei was Maffeo Cardinal Baberini, he later became Pope Urban VIII: “As a Cardinal, Baberini had been very well disposed toward Galileo” (Langford 111). He encouraged Galilei’s research about the galaxy. In 1632, after the publication of A Dialogue of the Two World Views the church took immediate actions against Galilei. At sixty-eight years old, Pope Urban ordered Galilei to appear in …show more content…
His publications were an offense to the Roman Catholic Church for going against ingrained doctrine and writing a public book in support of the illegal theories of Copernicus. However, Galilei’s research brought to the surface the question of the universe, by offering convincing evidence that influenced the acceptance of the position that planets orbit the sun. His altercation with the church brought unwanted attention. Therefore, Galileo Galilei is a man often misinterpreted and his discoveries brought fresh and convincing support of Copernicus to be
The seventeenth century introduced enormous changes and advances in science, nature, and revolutionary ideas. Galileo Galilei, a controversial figure in the 1600s, was a famous scientist, writer, and researcher. He was born February 1564 in Pisa Italy, the oldest of six children. His father was a composer and musician. Throughout his life, Galilei thoroughly studied topics such as speed, pendulums, and telescopes. Galilei concluded after months of watching the sky that Copernicus was correct: that the planets rotate around the sun instead of the earth. Galilei learned this possible truth by viewing the planets, their moons, and the surfaces of the planets through his telescope; later, …show more content…
In 1616, the church prohibited the reading and publishing of Copernicus’ works and Galilei’s writing violated this decree; although Galilei sought and received permission from Pope Urban VIII, the Urban was manipulated by those opposed to Galilei that he had deliberately mocked the Pope.
In 1616, the same year Copernicus’ works were banned, Galilei was commanded to never teach or defend the theories written by Copernicus. He found a friend in Cardinal Bonifacio Caetani who supported him and compelled a writer named Campanella to defend Galilei in the form of a written dispute to persuade those who aggressively apposed the heliocentric ideas to not condemn those who researched the theories. In 1623, another friend to help Galilei was Maffeo Cardinal Baberini, he later became Pope Urban VIII: “As a Cardinal, Baberini had been very well disposed toward Galileo” (Langford 111). He encouraged Galilei’s research about the galaxy. In 1632, after the publication of A Dialogue of the Two World Views the church took immediate actions against Galilei. At sixty-eight years old, Pope Urban ordered Galilei to appear in …show more content…
His publications were an offense to the Roman Catholic Church for going against ingrained doctrine and writing a public book in support of the illegal theories of Copernicus. However, Galilei’s research brought to the surface the question of the universe, by offering convincing evidence that influenced the acceptance of the position that planets orbit the sun. His altercation with the church brought unwanted attention. Therefore, Galileo Galilei is a man often misinterpreted and his discoveries brought fresh and convincing support of Copernicus to be