![]() ![]() "In my studies of astronomy and philosophy I hold this opinion about the universe, that the Sun remains fixed in the centre of the circle of heavenly bodies, without changing its place and the Earth, turning upon itself, moves round the Sun. Quoted in Sedley Taylor, 'Galileo and Papal Infallibility' (Dec 1873), in Macmillan's Magazine: November 1873 to April 1874 (1874) Vol 29, 93. Letter to Cristina di Lorena, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (the mother of his patron Cosmo), 1615. Galileo asserted that the earth revolves around a fixed sun. And someone will delete it if they don't like it, so be bold! CarrieVS ( talk) 08:55, 22 June 2012 (UTC) Reply Īlso, it seems a bit strange to have the citation needed tag next to the phrase, "the Earth does, in fact, move around the sun, and not vice versa." It's almost a wikipedia punchline at that point. I guess the reasoning was that this page is about the phrase and not Galileo's theories, but I think a brief mention would be good background. It's linked as 'see also', but I'm inclined to agree that it would be helpful to have some mention of it in the article. and then he muttered this phrase? Or, was it just a belligerent rambling? 76.126.137.85 ( talk) 03:32, 22 June 2012 (UTC) Reply He did indeed have observations to support his theory Galileo affair gives the details. But what physical example or experiment is does it reference? Did he offer some proof, showing observation and calculation, which was ignored and then he was summarily shutdown. What was Galileo referring to? I would gather "it" refers to the Earth. If you wish to put something in the article to the effect that some authors claim that other things were the real reason, in contradiction to the direct evidence, then that would not necessarily be POV though it would be more relevant in another article, like Galileo or Inquisition or Heresy or Heliocentrism.ĭandrake 01:37, 5 December 2005 (UTC) Reply The passage could be restored, with suitable emendation, if someone were to provide some basis for it in historical documents. ![]() ![]() If that's not condemning it as an error, just exactly what is?Īnd the available text does not mention the Eucharist in any way whatever. He was "vehemently suspected by this Holy Office of heresy, that is, of having believed and held the doctrine (which is false and contrary to the Holy and Divine Scriptures) that the sun is the center of the world, and that it does not move from east to west, and that the earth does move, and is not the center of the world." The actual accusation and condemnation pronounced by the Inquisition (see also for example, statements regarding an individual's authority to interpret scripture over the church, the nature of the Eucharist, etc.) The heresies refered to in Galileo's circumstances were theological opinions that he asserted, in his mind, as a result of his scientific beliefs. deviance from geocentric views of the universe have never been condemned as heresy or even error. Shouldn't the translation be "and yet it moves"? The perpetrator has beem smacked and won't be attempting this again any time soon. Apologies for the attempted vandalism (and kudos to the bot that caught it). ![]()
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