Quote Originally Posted by Pope Urban VIII

How important is Copernican Theory?

I mean the teaching of it? Do we really need to be taught Copernicanism to build a windmill or water wheel?

For those who don't know, Copernican Theory states that the Earth revolves with other planets around the Sun, and Pope Urban VIII was in charge when Inquisitors found Galileo guilty of heresy and sentenced him to life imprisonment for discussing the 'theory'

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