Word: galileo
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Galileo, one of the earliest pioneers of scientific discovery, was summoned before the court of the Inquisition to answer for the heretical statements of scientific fact which he had made in his newly published "Dialogo Dei Due Massimi Sistemi Del Monde...
...years ago was enthusiastically hailed by the adherents of scientific progress and condemned by the Church authorities, was received recently by the Widener Library and is now on exhibition in the Treasure Room. This volume which was presented to the Library by the late Robert Wheeler Willson, bears Galileo's autograph, being a special present to the author's friend, Sebastian Venieris...
...versed. In appearance, he is a typical Romano- high forehead, heavy overhanging brows, full mouth, quantities of white hair which was once jet black. His ideas are modern, too modern for some of his followers. Not long ago, he proposed at his own expense to erect a statue to Galileo, famed scientist, equally famed as a heretic. Pisa went mad. Nevertheless, he is extremely popular and is known as the "War Cardinal" because he advocated a fight-to-the-finish policy. He is a great friend of the Royal Family and it is rumored that Premier Mussolini once suggested making...
...body will certainly go through at least half a revolution when his ghost reads the extraordinary news in this mornings paper. In order that students may observe a common eclipse of the run, the machinery of Harvard College is to be set back for one hour. Shades of Galileo and Copernicus! Earthquakes felt in Boston, and eclipses of the sun recognized at Harvard! It is obviously the beginning...
...likely to perish through national bankruptcy. . . . Democracy means a victory of sentiment over reason." Glints Buckingham Palace: "When Christ said 'Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the Earth,' He was thinking of the British Empire." At last the Abbey: "The Church burned Bruno and imprisoned Galileo. The Church has lived by its monopolies and conquered by its intolerance...