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Gali·leo (gal′ə lē′ō, -lā′-)

(born Galileo Galilei) 1564-1642; It. astronomer, mathematician, & physicist: with the telescope, which he improved, he demonstrated the truth of the Copernican theory: condemned for heresy by the Inquisition

Galileo Quotes

I feel like Galileo going before the Inquisition to explain that the Sun doesn't revolve around the Earth. I hope I have more success.

—Livingstone, Ken

A man does not attain the status of Galileo merely because he is persecuted, he must also be right.

—Gould, StephenJay

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