By far the best writing on this subject I have found is over at the fantastic Renaissance Mathematicus blog. Galileo, the Church and Heliocentricity: A Rough G

By far the best writing on this subject I have found is over at the fantastic Renaissance Mathematicus blog. Galileo, the Church and Heliocentricity: A Rough Guide. https://thonyc.wordpress.com/2014/05/29/galileo-the-church-and-heliocentricity-a-rough-guide/ https://thonyc.wordpress.com/2014/05/29/galileo-the-church-a... Galileo, Foscarini, The Catholic Church, and heliocentricity in 1615 Part 1 – the occurrences: A Rough Guide. https://thonyc.wordpress.com/2014/08/13/galileo-foscarini-the-catholic-church-and-heliocentricity-in-1615-part-1-the-occurrences-a-rough-guide/ https://thonyc.wordpress.com/2014/08/13/galileo-foscarini-th... And part 2 https://thonyc.wordpress.com/2014/08/27/galileo-foscarini-the-catholic-church-and-heliocentricity-in-1615-part-2-the-consequences-a-rough-guide/ https://thonyc.wordpress.com/2014/08/27/galileo-foscarini-th... Acceptance, rejection and indifference to heliocentricity before 1610. https://thonyc.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/acceptance-rejection-and-indifference-to-heliocentricity-before-1610/ https://thonyc.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/acceptance-rejection...