Atomic Pioneers ----- From Ancient Greece to the 19th Century
Chapter - 9 GIORDANO BRUNO
Giordano Bruno was an Italian philosopher who revived the Greek idea of atoms. He was born in Nola, near Naples Italy, in January 1548 and died in Rome, February 17, 1600.
Biographical Details
Bruno was a Dominican priest who came under the intellectual influence of the Copernican theories that were spreading in the 16th century. As he studied more about science, he began to express notions that got him into trouble with his religious brethren.
Soon he fled Italy because of his growing doubts about the ideas of the church. He went to Geneva, Switzerland, then to Paris, and in 1582 to Oxford to lecture and study.
In 1592 he returned to Venice, Italy, where he was arrested by the Inquisition* and charged with heresy. His trial latest 7 years; he was convicted and burned at the stake.
Scientific Achievements
Bruno was no a scientist, but he was an honest seeker who thought out a number of important ideas of modern science. HE taught the eternity of the universe. He denied that heavenly bodies contain any matter or element superior to that on earth.
Contribution to Atomic Science
Bruno foreshadowed the return to the scientific investigation of the matter, which had been interrupted for more than 1000 years.
*This was a Roman Catholic group of Churchmen set up to uncover, punish, and prevent heresy. Heresy is the belief in ideas that are contrary to those of a particular religion

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