Helios is the Greek word for sun. Half of the word Geocentric, Geo is Greek for earth. Geocentric means that the earth is the center of the universe and everything revolves around it. During the scientific revolution advances in scientific and mathematic ideas were taken to different levels. One of the theories was that everything doesnt revolve around the earth. Galileo Galilei was a famous astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, and a physicist. He played a very important role in the scientific revolution. Unlike the geocentric theory Galileo was able to support heliocentrism with acknowledgeable facts and evidence from his studies. For his actions, Galileo was taken to trial, in 1633, by the Catholic Church because they on the other hand didnt follow the same beliefs as Galileo. They followed the teachings taught within the church. After the trial Galileo was forced to renounce his beliefs in heliocentrism and his book was banned by the Catholic Church. His original verdict was to be jailed for life in prison but was changed the day after to house arrest which led up to his death.
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