Index Librorum Prohibitorum: Timeline

1822   Galileo Galilei Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei was an Italian [i] physicist [i], astronomer [i], astrologer [i] and philosopher [i] ... 

's ''Dialogue'' taken off the Index Librorum Prohibitorum, the Roman Catholic Church Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church is the Christian [i] Church [i] ... 

's list of banned books.

1835   ''De revolutionibus orbium coelestium De revolutionibus orbium coelestium

De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, first printed in 1543 in Nuremberg [i], is the seminal work on ... 

'', Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus was an astronomer [i] who provided the first modern formulation of a heliocentric [i] ... 

' book on the motion of the Earth Earth

Earth is the third planet [i] in the solar system [i] in terms of distance from the Sun [i], and the fi ... 

, is removed from the Index of Prohibited Books Index Librorum Prohibitorum

The Index Librorum Prohibitorum is a list of publications which the Catholic Church [i] ... 

.

1966   The Vatican Holy See

The Holy See is the episcopal see [i] of Rome [i]. ... 

 announces the abolition of the ''Index Librorum Prohibitorum'' (index of banned books).