Galileo affair
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The Galileo affair was a 17th-century conflict between Galileo Galilei and the Roman Catholic Church over the support of heliocentrism, symbolizing the broader tension between emerging science and religious authority.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conflict between science and religion
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historical event ⓘ religious controversy ⓘ scientific controversy ⓘ |
| country | Papal States ⓘ |
| endTime | 1633 ⓘ |
| followedBy | gradual acceptance of heliocentrism in Europe ⓘ |
| hasCause |
conflict over Church authority in science
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interpretation of Scripture ⓘ support for heliocentrism ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject | Galileo Galilei ⓘ |
| hasPart |
1616 condemnation of heliocentrism
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1633 trial of Galileo ⓘ Galileo’s abjuration ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
authority of Scripture
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freedom of scientific inquiry ⓘ interpretation of natural philosophy ⓘ relationship between science and religion ⓘ |
| involves |
Copernican system
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Inquisition ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Office of the Inquisition
Pope Urban VIII ⓘ Ptolemaic system ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
geocentrism ⓘ heliocentrism ⓘ |
| laterAssessmentBy |
Pope John Paul II
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Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| laterDevelopment | 1992 papal acknowledgment of errors in Galileo case ⓘ |
| location |
Italian Peninsula
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Rome ⓘ |
| mainWorkInvolved |
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
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Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina ⓘ Sidereus Nuncius ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Cardinal Robert Bellarmine
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Roman Inquisition theologians ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Catholic theology of revelation
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Counter-Reformation ⓘ Scientific Revolution ⓘ |
| result |
Galileo convicted of heresy
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Galileo sentenced to house arrest ⓘ Index of Forbidden Books ⓘ
surface form:
Index of Forbidden Books listing of heliocentric works
heliocentrism declared formally heretical in 1616 ⓘ |
| significance |
influenced later views on Church and science
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milestone in history of astronomy ⓘ symbol of conflict between science and religious authority ⓘ |
| startTime | 1610 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Cosimo II de' Medici
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surface form:
Grand Duke Cosimo II de’ Medici
some Jesuit astronomers ⓘ |
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