: Galileo Galilei and the Roman Curia From Authentic Sources by Gebler Karl Von Sturge G George Mrs Translator - Religion and science History; Galilei Galileo 1564-1642; Catholic Church. Curia romana; Astronomers Italy Biography

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EARLY YEARS AND FIRST DISCOVERIES.

Birth at Pisa.--Parentage.--His Father's Writings on Music.--Galileo destined to be a Cloth Merchant.--Goes to the Convent of Vallombrosa.--Begins to study Medicine.--Goes to the University of Pisa.--Discovery of the Synchronism of the Pendulum.--Stolen Lessons in Mathematics.--His Hydrostatic Scales.--Professorship at Pisa.--Poor Pay.--The Laws of Motion.--John de' Medici.--Leaves Pisa.--Professorship at Padua.--Writes various Treatises.--The Thermoscope.--Letter to Kepler.--The Copernican System.--"De Revolutionibus orbium Coelestium" 3

THE TELESCOPE AND ITS REVELATIONS.

REMOVAL TO FLORENCE.

ASTRONOMY AND THEOLOGY.

Treatise on Floating Bodies.--Controversy with Scheiner about the Solar Spots.--Favourable reception of Galileo's Work on the subject at Rome.--Discussion with the Grand Duchess Christine.--The Bible brought into the controversy.--Ill-fated Letter to Castelli.--Caccini's Sermon against Galileo.--Lorini denounces the Letter to the Holy Office.--Archbishop Bonciani's attempts to get the original Letter.--"Opinion" of the Inquisition on it.--Caccini summoned to give evidence.--Absurd accusations.--Testimony of Ximenes and Attavanti in Galileo's favour 42

HOPES AND FEARS.

Galileo's Fears.--Allayed by letters from Rome.--Foscarini's Work.--Blindness of Galileo's Friends.--His Apology to the Grand Duchess Christine.--Effect produced by it.--Visit to Rome.--Erroneous opinion that he was cited to appear.--Caccini begs pardon.--Galileo defends the Copernican System at Rome.--His mistake in so doing 59

THE INQUISITION AND THE COPERNICAN SYSTEM, AND THE ASSUMED PROHIBITION TO GALILEO.

Adverse "Opinion" of the Inquisition on Galileo's Propositions.--Admonition by Bellarmine, and assumed Absolute Prohibition to treat of the Copernican Doctrines.--Discrepancy between Notes of 25th and 26th February.--Marini's Documents.--Epinois's Work on Galileo.--Wohlwill first doubts the Absolute Prohibition.--Doubts confirmed by Gherardi's Documents.--Decree of 5th March, 1616, on the Copernican System.--Attitude of the Church.--Was the Absolute Prohibition ever issued to Galileo?--Testimony of Bellarmine in his favour.--Conclusions 76

EVIL REPORT AND GOOD REPORT.

THE CONTROVERSY ON COMETS.

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