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07 Jan 1610
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Galileo Galilei makes his first observation of the four Galilean moons: Ganymede, Callisto, Io and Europa, although he is not able to distinguish the last two until the following day. |
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13 Jan 1610
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Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, 4th satellite of Jupiter
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28 Dec 1612
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Galileo Galilei becomes the first astronomer to observe the planet Neptune, although he mistakenly catalogued it as a fixed star. |
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22 Feb 1632
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Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published. |
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13 Feb 1633
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Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. |
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13 Feb 1633
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Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for trial before Inquisition for professing belief that earth revolves around the Sun
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21 Jun 1633
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Galileo Galilei is forced by Inquisition to "abjure, curse, and detest" his Copernican heliocentric views
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21 Jun 1633
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Galileo Galilei is forced by Inquisition to "abjure, curse, &
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22 Jun 1633
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Galileo Galilei forced to recant Earth orbits Sun by Pope (but on October 31, 1992, Vatican admits it was wrong)
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22 Jun 1633
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The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe in the form he presented it in, after heated controversy. |
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31 Oct 1992
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Roman Catholic church reinstates Galileo Galilei after 359 years
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