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I am surprised that it was not mentioned that at least one pretty well known recent physicist agreed with the Church telling Galileo to stay silent until he could prove his solar centered assertion. Jesuit astronomers had already convinced the Pope that GG’s position was likely correct BUT the problem was how and what and why centuries of ‘consensus’ —as much a ‘given’ as anything could be—should be conveyed to the overwhelming illiterate ‘believers’ and not weaken the Magisterium. So, GG was told to remain silent UNTIL the proof could be had.
He would not, hence he was confined.
The physicist of whom I speak was A. Einstein who noted that until Calculus was invented there were no available mathematical proofs with which the consensus could be authoritatively overturned.