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How did Galileo respond to the charges being made against him?
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Galileo responded to the charges being made against him by arguing that he did not believe the things he had written. He explained that he was sorry for his words.
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One of the biggest challenges Galileo faced was the opposition and persecution from the Catholic Church for his support of the heliocentric model of the solar system, which went against the Church's geocentric beliefs. This resulted in Galileo being tried by the Inquisition and placed under house arrest for the remainder of his life.
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