Galileo Galilei Quotes
The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.
Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642, Italian Scientist, Note found among his papers after his death
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Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus
He was being pressured to recant some of his astronomical findings and demonstrations—especially the statement that the Earth revolved around the sun. (The church doctrine had it the other way around.) Here he seeks sympathy with his plight.
Hamilton had studied with Martin Luther at Wittenberg and returned to Scotland where he converted many from the Catholic Church. He was offered a chance to recant and spare his life but he refused. He became the first Protestant Martyr in Scotland and his death brought many new converts.
Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath, from Pisa. Galileo has been called the "father of observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", the "father of the scientific method", and the "father of modern science".