On Trial for Reason: Science, Religion, and Culture in the Galileo Affair, by Maurice Finocchiaro

Geoffrey Cantor on a pioneering natural philosopher whose conflicts with doctrine became the stuff of myth

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September 26, 2019

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Geoffrey Cantor

Galileo’s work in astronomy and physics brought him into conflict with the Catholic Church

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Galileo’s work in astronomy and physics brought him into conflict with the Catholic Church

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