Read the passage and answer the following questions about Galileo Galilei.
Passage: Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution during the Renaissance. He is known for his improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations. Galileo’s support for Copernican heliocentrism, the idea that the Earth orbits the Sun, was controversial at the time and led to his famous trial by the Roman Catholic Church. Despite the opposition, Galileo’s work laid the foundation for modern physics and astronomy.