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Question and answer. The astronomer who agreed with the heliocentric theory and was imprisoned for his investigations was: Copernicus John Dalton LaMarck Galileo. The astronomer who agreed with the heliocentric theory and was imprisoned for his investigations was: GELILEO. Log in to see link for more information. Added 4/1/2015 3:53:05 AM. This answer has been confirmed as correct, not copied, and helpful.
Galileo's support for the heliocentric theory (note that this is Copernicus's theory, not Galileo's) got him into trouble with the Roman Catholic Church. In 1633 the Inquisiti â¦ on convicted him of heresy and forced him to recant (publicly withdraw) his support of Copernicus.e was an Italian scientist of the 17th century. He did not prove  the heliocentric theory. But everyone accepts the heliocentric  principle now, after it was proved right; â¦ but that happened long  after Galileo's time, after new scientific discoveries in the  latter half of the 1600s. Geoff Canyon.