EditorialTrial of Galileo Galilei before the Inquisition, 1633. The scientist and astronomer proved Copernicus' and Kepler's theories of a sun-centered system, a theory the Catholic Church had declared erroneous.
EditorialNicholas Copernicus (1473-1543), astronomer. His greatest legacy is the development of a scientifically-useful heliocentric (Sun-centered) theory of the solar system.
EditorialTrial of Galileo Galilei before the Inquisition, 1633. The scientist and astronomer proved Copernicus' and Kepler's theories of a sun-centered system, a theory the Catholic Church had declared erroneous.
EditorialNicholas Copernicus (1473-1543), astronomer. His greatest legacy is the development of a scientifically-useful heliocentric (Sun-centered) theory of the solar system.
EditorialTrial of Galileo Galilei before the Inquisition, 1633. The scientist and astronomer proved Copernicus' and Kepler's theories of a sun-centered system, a theory the Catholic Church had declared erroneous.