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Galileo lived in the 16th century. Late antiquity ends around the end of the Western Roman Empire I think, which was before 500AD!?

• edgyquant 7mo ago
  But the text his notes were found in is ancient
  • lostlogin 7mo ago
    No it isn’t, unless you date reprints to first edition publication.
    • ant6n 7mo ago
      They don't refer to an ancient book. They refer to an ancient text, as well as ancient wisdom.