ReadOasis Step 2(Part 1)
It was the middle of winter. Galileo was old, weak, and sick. But he had to make the 200 mile (320 kilometer) trip to Rome in the cold. Why all this trouble? The Head of the Roman Church said so. Galileo must go on trial for a crime. He had written a book, and his book put the whole world in danger.

Galileo on Trial (Robert-Fleury)

After the trial, Galileo knelt down in front of ten powerful men. They looked down at him with worried and angry faces. Then they announced...