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The works of Copernicus circulated for almost a century before they where put on the index for their association with Galileo.
by josefx 2y ago
The works of Copernicus circulated for almost a century before they where put on the index for their association with Galileo.
- bazoom42 2y agoOK that explanation make the church seem even more moronic that in the usual narrative. Gallileo was certainly correct in calling the pope an idiot, even if it was unwise.
- josefx 2y agoTheir goal was to limit what support Galileo could gain for his works in public discurse. It most likely helped with that. It also did not stop scientists from improving on the copernican model without incurring the wrath of the church, they just used earth as point of reference to make the model geocentric.