| Galileo Galilei - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5471 words) |
 | Galileo was born in Pisa, Italy, the son of Vincenzo Galilei, a mathematician and musician. |
| Galileo was defended on the spot by a Benedictine abbot, Benedetto Castelli, who was also a professor of mathematics and a former student of Galileo's. |
| Galileo was never convicted of heresy; even in the second trial, he was only 'vehemently suspected of heresy.' Instead, he was punished at the second trial for having disobeyed what was believed to be a valid injunction not to discuss Copernicanism. |
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