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Placement on the Index
- When
- March 5, 1616
- Where
- Unknown
The Sacred Congregation of the Index issued a decree suspending Copernicus' De revolutionibus until corrected.
On March 5, 1616, the Congregation decided to suspend Copernicus' work and Zúñiga's commentary. The decree cited the heliocentric theory as contrary to Scripture and aimed to stop the spread of this opinion to protect Catholic truth.
Sources
- De revolutionibus orbium coelestium Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-25
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