HFM 142 | The Enormously Misunderstood Heresy Trial of Galileo

History in Five Minutes Podcast

English - July 11, 2016 07:02 - 12 minutes - 5.66 MB - ★★★★ - 97 ratings
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Few episodes in history are so misunderstood as the condemnation of Galileo. His trial has become a stock argument to show the fundamental clash between science and dogmatism.

Turns out the whole affair was actually a giant clash of egos, with churchmen and scientists on both sides of the argument.

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