CH 15: Birth of Modern Science

What can Galileo's discoveries with his telescope and his conviction by the Inquisition tell us about the Scientific Revolution?
  
    The brilliant Italian mathematician and astronomer Galileo Galilei unlocked the potential of the telescope to observe the night sky.  Throughout history, there has always been a conflict between religion and science.  Galileo made discoveries trying to understand the cosmos using his telescope.  His findings were even til this day incredible, but was simply misunderstood.  The advancements of science seemed to be at a stand still or pushed back whenever it was being connected or related to religion.  His empirical evidence transformed the debate over the nature of the cosmos which compared to Copernicus' advanced theory of the solar system.  Galileo had constant critics and warnings especially from the Church about his publications in regards to his new found knowledge.  I feel that the Inquisition we're scared to find out or did not want Galileo to spread the news of his developments that could cause question to religious beliefs.  In turn, the Roman Inquisition charged with maintaining the orthodoxy convicted him and put him on trial.  It made many scientist I'm sure, question themselves and double think about vocally/publicly speaking about how the universe supposedly works.  Its very interesting yet disappointing to think that knowledge was a crime and punishable by the Church.  Even til this day we hear people thinking the earth is flat, the sun revolves around the earth, etc.  But the question to know is whatever we believe in, is what we think is true...


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