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Why was galileo tried and sentenced to house arrest by the catholic church

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Galileo was tried and sentenced to house arrest by the catholic church because he claimed that the Sun was the center of the universe and that he had no scientifical evidence to prove it. The church didn't like that and punished him for it.
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