On this Day: Galileo Sentenced for Believing Sun Is Center of Universe


	On this Day: Galileo Sentenced for Believing Sun Is Center of Universe

tabsey

6-23-2008 11:49 AM

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tabsey says:

I often wonder why martyrdom hasn't been bought up for Galileo Galilei.

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6-24-2008 1:16 AM

jmjoness

Well that's because science is supposedly not a religion...

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