* "Ptolemy's theory was increasingly elaborated" - How is this relevant to Galileo?
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* "proposed heliocentric system did not claim to represent the reality" - Where does Osiander say that?
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* "belief in a moving earth was widely held at the time to be contrary to the Bible, and consequently Galileo’s support of Copernican theories was denounced" - No, the success of the Ptolemaic system was the main reason.
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* "books that dealt with the Copernican theories" - Why did you take out the line about Copernicus's book being corrected? The corrected book was not banned.
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* "It also didn't help that he mocked the Pope in the form of a fictitious character named Simplicio." - Why did you remove this?
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Please justify these edits. [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 14:07, 4 May 2007 (EDT)