953 nut 64,093 #1 Posted 4 hours ago February 26, 1616, The Roman Catholic Church gives astronomer Galileo Galilei his first warning about promoting the belief that the Earth orbits the Sun—an idea for which he was later convicted of heresy. It took another 300 years for the church to admit he was right. 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 30,576 #2 Posted 4 hours ago While he most likely didn't actually say it... "and yet it moves..." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wh500special 2,379 #3 Posted 1 hour ago 3 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said: While he most likely didn't actually say it... "and yet it moves..." Eppur si muove (I had to beat @Handy Don to this) One of my favorite lines. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
