HIST 1250 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Consumerism, Authoritarianism, Ope
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Galileo"s dra(cid:449)i(cid:374)gs of the (cid:373)oo(cid:374) (cid:894)i(cid:374) teles(cid:272)ope, starry messenger) went against aristotelian (imperfect vs perfect: the counter-reformation. Protestant reformation (early 16th c) (political/religious move to undermine catholic church control. Council of trent 1545-1563 (meetings that reinforced catholic influence , how they act) Jesuits (people hired by pope to push back) Thus aristotle reinforced as dogma e. g. cardinal robert bellarmine (1542-1621) (scholar, catholic doctrine, aristotelian) Overall: catholic church politically trying to reinstate power. 1559: pope paul iv: first official roman index of prohi(cid:271)ited books (cid:894)e(cid:454). Coper(cid:374)i(cid:272)us" (cid:271)ook, (cid:894)of heavenly spheres), anything that flew in the face of aristotle/church (intertwined) was on last list: galileo"s coper(cid:374)i(cid:272)a(cid:374)is(cid:373) The issue: mathematical theory or physical reality? (his support on copernicus) Pope urban viii elected 1623 (fan of galileo)(lead him to believe that church would be fine with his copernicanism if he treated it as a mathematical theory) 1632: dialogue concerning two chief world systems, copernican and ptolemaic.