When Pope Urban VIII described Galileo as the man who "gave rise to the greatest scandal in Christendom," he had no inkling that centuries later the case of Galileo would still be in the open courts of scientific and public opinion. Far from closing with his condemnation in 1633, this infamous controversy became a focal point for polemicists, apologists, novelists, and playwrights. Yet with few exceptions, the vast literature generated by the Galileo...
Related Subjects
17th Century Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Christian Books & Bibles Christianity Church History Churches & Church Leadership Education & Reference History History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Movements & Periods Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Religion Religion & Spirituality