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Galileo lived during a time of unquestioned church rule; it held the most power and influence over almost every aspect of everyday life. It had immense control over government, law, and the ruling of a nation. As Galileo found out in his lifetime the church even had control over what materials would be published, in order to rule out those that are unfavourbale to the ultimate goal and existence of the church, as well as enough power to even influence the closest of Galileo's friends. Two books authored by Galileo, the first frequently referred to in short as; The Dialogue, the second as, Two New Sciences, were at the root of much scientific dispute during his lifetime and the period to follow. The Dialogue compared the Copernican system and the tradition Ptolemaic system of the Earth's rotation. The Copernican system held that the Earth rotated around the sun; where as the...

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