What was the crime of Galileo?

In the trial of Galileo there is a small but significant discrepancy between the text of his condemnation by the Holy Office and the text of his recantation, which has been generally overlooked or ignored. The offence that he was required to recant was more serious than the one of which he had been...

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Published inAnnals of science Vol. 52; no. 4; pp. 403 - 410
Main Author Russell, John L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Taylor & Francis Group 01.07.1995
Taylor & Francis
Taylor and Francis, Ltd
Subjects
17th century
History
History of science and technology
Physical sciences and techniques
Century 17
Earth
Theology
Copernicus (N.)
Theory
Galileo
Sun
Astronomy
Philosophy
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Summary:In the trial of Galileo there is a small but significant discrepancy between the text of his condemnation by the Holy Office and the text of his recantation, which has been generally overlooked or ignored. The offence that he was required to recant was more serious than the one of which he had been found guilty. The most plausible explanation seems to be that the two texts were drawn up independently of each other by the Inquisitors and the Pope respectively, and that the latter wished to deal more harshly with Galileo than the former. There is some independent evidence for this supposition.
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ISSN:0003-3790
1464-505X
DOI:10.1080/00033799500200311