Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian astronomer, mathematician and physicist. Here he is facing the Inquisition, challenging his claim that the earth moves, thus contradicting the theories of Aristotle.
From "Vies des Savants Illustres" by Louis Figuier (Paris 1870)
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