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The Trial of Galileo. A brilliant scientific mind in 17th century Florence, Galileo was forced to renounce his work and writings concerning the theories of Nicolaus Copernicus, who had suggested that the sun, not Earth, was the center of the universe, according to the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law Web site on Galileo.
On This Day: Galileo Sentenced for Believing Sun Is Center of Universe. June 22, 2009 02:00 AM. by findingDulcinea Staff. On June 22, 1633, a Vatican Inquisition passed down judgment on Galileo Galilei for his writings and teaching of the Copernicus Theory.