He was charged by the Inquisition on many different counts, only one of which was his cosmological claims. I don't think it's fair to characterize him as a martyr for science.

The 1980 Cosmos was a great television event for me, but I was very disappointed with last night's remake. Far, far too much commercial time spoiled it. I'm hoping it will be issued on DVD with no interruptions. The 10-minute animated excursion into Giordano Bruno's life brought the whole tone of the program down…