Monday, October 5, 2009

Copernicus and the trail of Galileo

One of the theories of the solar system is geocentric. The geocentric model is a theory that Earth was the center of the universe and everything goes around it. The geocentric theory came first. This theory was used up till the 16th century. The Greek Astronomy and the philosophy is part of the geocentric model.

Another theory of the solar system was the heliocentric theory. This theory is the opposite of the geocentric theory. The heliocentric model is a theory that the sun is the center of the universe and that everything orbits it. This theory is true and is still used today.

Galileo was put on trail in 1963 by the Catholic church for believing that the Earth was the center of the universe and has put it on the book called Letters on the Solar Spots. He was put in trial because the Catholic Church believed in the geocentric theory while he believed in the heliocentric theory, which is going against the church's believe.

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