Copernicus and the trial of Galileo

The heliocentric theory is basically the theory that the Sun is the center of the universe and all planets revolve around it. On the other hand, the geocentric theory is the theory that the Earth is the center of the universe and all planets revolve around it. The geocentric theory came first. After the Scientific Revolution, scientists began thinking about science more. Soon after, they developed many advanced math and science skills. With these skills they were able to figure out that Earth was not, in fact, the center of the universe. It was the Sun that planets revolved around. So, therefore, the correct theory is heliocentrism.

Galileo Galilei faced trial in 1633. The Catholic church had put him on trial because he had written in his book his idea that the planets did not revolve around the Sun. He wrote that the planets revolved around the Sun, not the Earth. He had gotten the idea of heliocentrism from Copernicus. The Catholic church believed in geocentrism because of the Bible and Galileo believed in heliocentrism because of science and his studies. The Catholic church was very big and powerful during those ancient times. Since Galileo had disagreed with the teachings of the Bible, he was immediately looked down on by people of the Church. The people of the Church had also thought he was disrespecting God and the Bible for disagreeing.