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Galileo Warned by the Inquisition

Type Event Region Europe Time 1616

In 1616 the Roman Inquisition ruled the Copernican heliocentric system 'false and wholly contrary to Scripture' and banned its publication or defense…

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  1. 1616Rome · RomeThe Roman Inquisition found the heliocentric system of Copernicus's De revolutionibus false and contrary to Scripture, ordering its circulation suspended and placing it on the Index of Forbidden Books, banning its defense in any form.
  2. 1616Rome · RomeCardinal Robert Bellarmine conveyed the Inquisition's order to Galileo: he was not to hold, teach, or defend the Copernican theory, on pain of imprisonment. Galileo verbally promised compliance and then returned to Florence.

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