Introduction The letter to the Grand Duchess Christina is one of the essays that was written by Galileo Galilei in the year 1615. Galileo wrote the letter for the sole purpose of accommodating Copernicanism with the Catholic Church doctrines. In his letter, Galileo tries hard to apply the idea of Church fathers as well as doctors to demonstrate the act of condemning Copernicanism was not in any way appropriate (Cropper, 2001). The time when the letter was written was characterized by a number of debates that tried to bring about out clearly the link between science and the scripture.
Context of the letter The letter had significant change in the way that individuals studied and related to nature as those who were in power were deeply religious
Context of the letter The letter had significant change in the way that individuals studied and related to nature as those who were in power were deeply religious