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Introduction. hristian apologists such as Henderson (1999) and Birkett (1996) argued that the conflict between Galileo and the Catholic Church is a battle between old science (Ptolemaic astronomy) and new science (Copernican astronomy), rather than a battle between science and religion.
The pioneering astronomer and condemned heretic comes to life in this fascinating film version of Dava Sobel's best-seller, Galileo's Daughter. British actor Simon Callow portrays the seventeenth-century genius who defied tradition and years of imprisonment to advance a new vision of the universe, recreated through letters from his devoted daughter Maria Celeste, a cloistered nun.
But by the end of the 16th century astronomers like Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) had begun to embrace it, and once Galileo began to observe the heavens through his telescope, the fate of the Ptolemaic system was sealed.
In 1543, astronomer Nicholas Copernicus controversially suggested that the sun lay at the centre with the Earth just one of many planets in orbit around it. But as the 16th century drew to a close, it was the Italian Galileo Galilei who ultimately changed our perception of man's place in the universe. Part 1 of 2.
NOVA: Galileo's Battle for the Heavens DVD,The pioneering astronomer and condemned heretic comes to life in this fascinating film version of Dava Sobel's best-seller, Galileo's Daughter. British actor Simon Callow portrays the seventeenth-century genius who defied tradition and years of imprisonment to advance a new vision of the universe, recreated through letters from his devoted daughter.
The events surrounding the life of Galileo are a watershed in the debate about science and the Bible. This two-hour NOVA special explores Galileo's efforts to convince the Church to distinguish between the words of the Bible and interpretations of the Bible.
Get this from a library! Galileo's battle for the heavens. (Green Umbrella Ltd.; WGBH (Television station: Boston, Mass.); Channel Four (Great Britain); WGBH Video (Firm);) -- Dramatization of Galileo Galilei's life, including his scientific achievements and his defense of his controversial theory that the earth revolves around the sun. Also includes how letters from his.