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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: The Trial of Galileo

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the trial of Galileo, who was brought before the Roman Inquisition in the early 1600s.
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Handout
Rice University

Galileo Project: Procedure of the Roman Inquisition

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University provides a medium length article describing the prosecution of the Roman Inquisition. The information is very interesting and worth checking out on the subject.
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Handout
Rice University

Galileo Project: Historical Overview of the Inquisition

For Students 9th - 10th
This article defines an inquisition, which is a legal proceeding of the Catholic Church and not restricted to a particular institution such as the Spanish Inquisition.