USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -But four centuries ago, the idea of a heliocentric solar system was so controversial that the Catholic Church classified it as a heresy, and warned the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei to abandon it.

Detailed explanation-2: -The popularity of his ideas led to the Roman Inquisition trying Galileo for heresy in 1633. He was forbidden to speak of his beliefs and found “vehemently suspect of heresy"; the Roman authorities sentenced him to house arrest where he remained until his death in 1642.

Detailed explanation-3: -Galileo was soon summoned to Rome, accused of willfully disobeying the Papal order against the propagation of Copernicus’ theory. In 1633, the Inquisition found Galileo guilty of the charge, and forced him to publicly withdraw his belief in the heliocentric theory, and sentenced him to life imprisonment.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nicholas Copernicus and Galileo Galilei were two scientists who printed books that later became banned. Copernicus faced no persecution when he was alive because he died shortly after publishing his book. Galileo, on the other hand, was tried by the Inquisition after his book was published.