Few lies so excite secular souls as the Galileo Incident. But the historical reality of the situation is so completely different than the popular version of the story as to make one think we were ...

If you ever visit Florence-and you really ought to see the birthplace of the Renaissance-there is a fascinating little museum, next to the more famous Uffizi, devoted to the history of science. There ...

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The convoluted tale of a faithful Catholic caught in a web of theological inflexibility, papal power, and his on political naivete. Say the name Galileo, and most people picture the astronomer ...