The scientific Revolution was a great deal on how the world once started. People debated on whether it started from evolution or creationism. The scientific Revolution led to many new things in our world today like the Solar System. During the 16th century in the years of 1610-1642 people had many debates on whether the sun or the earth where in the middle of the universe.
The geocentric and the heliocentric were two very important theories of the solar system. Heliocentrism was the theory that the sun was in the center of the solar system. The sun-centered solar system became important by Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo Galilei. In the other hand, Geocentrism is the view that the earth is in the center of the universe, and that the universe including the sun, stars, and planets revolved around the earth. We all now know that the true theory is heliocentric and it came from Copernicus .He observed eclipses and oppositions of planets. He was the first astronomer to understand that the earth was at the center of the universe. His observations led him to conclude that there was something wrong with the geocentric theory.
Nicolaus didn’t have much to back up his opinion and understandment. Before the Scientific Revolution started, many people believed in Geocentrism. Years after the scientific Revolution people started to believe in the heliocentric theory. Galileo confirmed and backed up Copernicus by concluding that he was right. He backed him up right after he discovered the telescope. The Roman Catholic Church disagreed with what Galileo was supporting. The RCC still believed in Geocentrism. The trial of Galileo was an important trial against Galileo and the Catholic Church. They put him on trial for what he believed in and stopped selling all his books. The day after his death Pope urban had concluded that the earth was at the center of the solar system. The result of Galileo's trail was the ending of the Italian Renaissance and the end of his liberty.
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