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Later, astronomers came to agree with Copernicus's view. One of the most famous of these was Galileo, an Italian scientist. Galileo is famous for demonstrating that light and heavy objects fall at exactly the same speed, unless an object is so light that it is slowed by the air. 

后来，天文学家们开始认同哥白尼的观点。其中最著名的一位是意大利科学家伽利略。伽利略因证明轻物体和重物体下落的速度完全相同而闻名，除非物体太轻以至于被空气减慢。

Galileo was also the first astronomer to use a powerful telescope to observe the sky. He discovered many unknown features of the moon, the sun, and the... When Galileo announced that he believed in Copernicus's theory that the earth revolved around the sun, some officials of the Roman Catholic Church were angry. 

伽利略也是第一位使用强力望远镜观察天空的天文学家。他发现了月亮、太阳和太阳系的许多未知特征。当伽利略宣布他相信哥白尼的地球围绕太阳旋转的理论时，罗马天主教会的一些官员非常愤怒。

They argued that this theory was against the beliefs of the church. Some church officials disagreed with his view, but the authorities decided that Galileo should be punished by house arrest; in other words, Galileo was not allowed to leave his house. Also, Galileo was forced to make a public statement that renounced his belief in the heliocentric theory.

他们认为这一理论违背了教会的信仰。一些教会官员不同意他的观点，但当局决定对伽利略处以软禁的惩罚；换句话说，伽利略不准离开家。此外，伽利略还被迫公开发表声明，放弃他对日心说的信仰。

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