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On April 12, 1633, chief inquisitor Father Vincenzo Maculani da Firenzuola, appointed by Pope Urban VIII, begins the inquisition of physicist and astronomer Galileo Galilei.
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Nov 24, 2009 · On February 13, 1633, Italian philosopher, astronomer and mathematician Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome to face charges of heresy for advocating Copernican theory, which holds that the Earth...
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On April 12, 1633, the Catholic Church began an inquisition that would later find Galileo guilty of heresy. His crime? He (correctly as we now know) believed and taught that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
Apr 12, 2016 · In the 1633 interrogation, Galileo denied that he “held” the belief in the Copernican view of a sun-centred solar system, but continued to write about the issue and evidence as a means of...
Feb 15, 2022 · Galileo died at the age of 77 on Jan. 8, 1642, in his home in Arcetri, near Florence. He developed heart palpitations and a fever but little more is known about his final illness.
- Dr. Howard Markel
Responding to mounting controversy over theology, astronomy and philosophy, the Roman Inquisition tried Galileo in 1633, found him "vehemently suspect of heresy", and sentenced him to house arrest where he remained until his death in 1642.
Mar 4, 2005 · In January 1633, a very ill Galileo made an arduous journey to Rome. From April, Galileo was called four times to hearings; the last was on June 21. The next day, June 22, 1633, Galileo was taken to the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, and ordered to kneel while his condemnation was read.
