by
Sir Oliver Lodge and The Editors of New Word City
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2012
In 1633, Galileo, the great astronomer, stood before the Roman Inquisition and swore that the earth stood still. He was being punished not for his great discoveries, but for asserting that the earth moved around the sun a view in direct opposition to the teachings of the Catholic Church. Heres the dramatic...