"galileo was forced to recant his assertion that the earth orbited the sun" in German Galileo was forced to recant his assertion that the earth orbited the sun. Galileo wurde gezwungen, seiner Behauptung abzuschwören, dass die Erde um die Sonne kreist. Detailed translations for "galileo was forced to recant his assertion that the earth orbited the sun" Galileo was forced to recant his assertion that the earth orbited the sun. Galileo was forced to recant his assertion that the earth orbited the sun. Galileo wurde gezwungen, seiner Behauptung abzuschwören, dass die Erde um die Sonne kreist.