Deconstructing the Copernican and Galilean controversy with the Catholic Church
Abstract This paper argues that the Copernican and Galilean controversies were not solely about the Church versus science. Based upon the instrumentation of the day, an Earth-centred or a Sun-centred system were equally plausible and able to explain observed astronomical movement.
Authors
- Anna Marie Roos
Institutions
- University of Lincoln (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Physics Conference Series
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2877/1/012007
- Primary Topic
- Classical Philosophy and Thought
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00