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Galileo Was Convicted of Heresy and Sentenced to House Arrest

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Galileo was convicted of heresy and sentenced to house arrest for life in 1633 for


A) denying the existence of God.
B) dropping heavy objects from the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
C) being a recipient of Medici funding.
D) claiming that Copernicus was in league with the Devil.
E) ridiculing the Ptolemaic model in print.

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