Galileo’s Trial
Galileo Galilei, one of the smartest scientists in the world to ever live. He played a major role in the Scientific Revolution, discovering a variety of things using his telescope. If Galileo seemed like a good guy, what exactly did he do to be put on trial?
The historical piece analyzed for this journal is known as “Trial of Galileo Galilei”, written on May 10, 1633. The author of this piece was Giorgio de Santillana. This historical piece it believed to be a primary source. This is due to author witnessing the situation in person, in order to record everything that went down in the courtroom. From reading Giorgio’s piece, it seems that Galileo had to defend himself during his trial. He was all alone fighting for his freedom
Galileo Galilei, one of the smartest scientists in the world to ever live. He played a major role in the Scientific Revolution, discovering a variety of things using his telescope. If Galileo seemed like a good guy, what exactly did he do to be put on trial?
The historical piece analyzed for this journal is known as “Trial of Galileo Galilei”, written on May 10, 1633. The author of this piece was Giorgio de Santillana. This historical piece it believed to be a primary source. This is due to author witnessing the situation in person, in order to record everything that went down in the courtroom. From reading Giorgio’s piece, it seems that Galileo had to defend himself during his trial. He was all alone fighting for his freedom