Galileo's findings in support of the Copernican system resulted in the suppression of his work because:
A) his telescope was cloudy leading him to faulty conclusions.
B) he lived within the authority of the Inquisition.
C) he attacked the Church.
D) he was trying to incite political change.
E) his family members were controversial.

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Galileo lived in a time when the Catholic Church held significant power, and his support for the heliocentric model, which contradicted the Church's geocentric teachings, led to his work being suppressed by the Inquisition.

Galileo's Findings in Support of the Copernican System Resulted in the Suppression