Copernicus and the Trial of Galileo

The Geocentric Theory:

The Geocentric Theory was created by Greek scientist. The Greeks believed that the planet earth was the center of the solar system and the universe. They believed that all planets moons and even the sun, had an in visible wheel onthem making them rotate and orbit around the earth. This is what the greeks believed in.

The Heliocentric Theory:

The Heliocentric Theory was created by Greek philosophers. These group of greeks theory was the earth was not the center of the solar system and universe. They believed the sun was the center of everything in the universe. Controversey between both parts of these greek scientist woluld always happen.

The Geocentric theory came first from the greeks, and it waqsnt till the late 16th century into the 17th century that the theory was challanged by the Heliocentric theory. The Heliocentric Theory was featured in the Scientific Revolution in the 18th and 19th century.

Galileos Trial:

Galileo galilei was a italian philosopher. He was being trialed by the Catholic church for his beliefs in the Heliocentric theory. Galileo went into the theory and studied and observed the solar system and had confirmed that the sun was the center of eerything. The catholic church however disagreed and believed the earth was the center of everything. Galileo was put on house arrest by the catholic church i=untill the end of his life. it wasnt until the year 1992 in the 20th century that the catholic church realized they mad ean error on galileo and agreed on that the sun is the center ofn everything.