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Nitpick: Galileo was put under house arrest from the church not because of his heliocentric views, but because he publicly mocked the pope (making him "Simplici
by bduerst 9y ago
Nitpick: Galileo was put under house arrest from the church not because of his heliocentric views, but because he publicly mocked the pope (making him "Simplicio" in Dialogue), even after Galileo was warned not to.