Maurice A. Finocchiaro

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  • Retrying galileo, 1633–1992

    Maurice a. finocchiaro

    In 1633, at the end of one of the most famous trials in history, the Inquisition condemned Galileo for contending that the Earth moves and that the Bible is not a scientific authority. Galileo's condemnation set off a controversy that has acquired a fascinating life of its own and that continues ...

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  • The Galileo Affair
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    The galileo affair

    Maurice a. finocchiaro

    In 1633 the Roman Inquisition concluded the trial of Galileo Galilei with a condemnation for heresy. The trial was itself the climax of a series of events which began two decades earlier (in 1613) and included another series of Inquisition proceedings in 1615-1616. Besides marking the end of the ...

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