Article: 'GALILEO, THE UNIVERSE, AND GOD': UCSB SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES FACULTY TO DISCUSS LEGACY OF GALILEO, HIS ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERIES

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 5 -- The University of California at Santa Barbara issued the following press release:

Galileo Galilei is revered as the father of modern science, a true Renaissance man who made important discoveries in astronomy, physics, mathematics, and natural philosophy. He also changed our vision of the universe, so that we no longer see the earth as the center of the universe but instead understand that we are part of a vast cosmos where humankind plays just a small part.

Yet, because the discoveries for which he is now honored called into question the Catholic Church's interpretation of the Bible, Galileo was put on trial by the Inquisition, which banned his works and ...

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