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5. What was Galileo's punishment for declaring that the Earth revolves around the sun? (The Power of Science)

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formal imprisonment

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He was required to "abjure, curse, and detest" those opinions. He was sentenced to formal imprisonment at the pleasure of the Inquisition. On the following day this was commuted to house arrest, which he remained under for the rest of his life.

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