During his lifetime, Galileo Galilei was known for inventing the telescope. But it was his other scientific discoveries, specifically his scientific evidence in favor of a heliocentric view of the ...

Galileo Galilei's 1633 trial by the Inquisition for his support of heliocentrism is a historically prominent case often framed as a conflict between science and religion, leading to his lifelong house ...

NEW YORK — In 1610, Galileo Galilei peered through his telescope and discovered four moons orbiting around Jupiter, a breakthrough that helped confirm the heliocentric theory that the Earth revolves ...

Galileo Galilei, the renowned Italian astronomer and physicist, made groundbreaking contributions to science in the 16th and ...

When it comes to bad record-keepers, no one expects the Roman Inquisition — but that's exactly what one historian discovered while trying to resolve a centuries-old controversy over the trials of ...

If you ever visit Florence-and you really ought to see the birthplace of the Renaissance-there is a fascinating little museum, next to the more famous Uffizi, devoted to the history of science. There ...

The 1633 trial of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) before the Roman Inquisition is frequently cited to demonstrate that science and the Catholic Church are fundamentally at loggerheads. But, science and ...

It’s easy to take a digital, binary view of the 17th century Church vs. Galileo conflict: Galileo right, Pope Urban VIII wrong. But the issue is more nuanced, and Galileo’s interaction with church ...