Copernicus and the Trial of Galileo

Before the Scientific Revolution, many people had believed in geocentrism, which states that the Earth is at the center of the universe, and all celestial bodies revolved around it. For centuries, this theory was left unchallenged by anyone. Then, in the 16th century, a man named Nicolaus Copernicus presented the first modern theory of Heliocentrism to the scientific community.
One man in particular had strongly supported this theory. That man was Galileo Galilei, an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher. He firmly believed in Copernicus' theory and had published a book known as the Dialouge, which explained the Heliocentric theory. However, the Church had a different view of how things were. They firmly believed that that earth was at the center of the universe, and that the sun, moon, and planets revolved around it. The church did not want to change the ideas that had been shown for centuries, so on February 13, 1633, Galieo stood trial for going up against the church's teachings. This was a fight he couldn't win. The merits of the case had already been decided. There was nothing he could do. He had been sentenced to house arrest for the remainder of his life.