https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/galileo-is-accused-of-heresy
Actually science had known for years that the sun and not the Earth was the center of the universe. The Catholic church was in charge at the time and didn’t like that. Science didn’t question him. The law didn’t question him. The Catholic church did. The same body of scholars killed many to preserve their “authority”. Hardly a triumph of law, justice or science. The man was hung out to dry even by his fellow scientists for going against the “agenda”. Same thing is happening today.
He was too famous to kill, so yeah, they locked him up. Any “prison” or loss of right, no matter how “nice or luxurious” is still a prison.
Nonsense. The Church had no problem with Copernicus' heliocentric solar system theory. The Church didn't like theories presented as facts. Do some reading.