Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian astronomer, mathematician and physicist. Here he is facing the Inquisition, who challenged his claim that the earth moves, thus contradicting the theories of Aristotle. From 'Vies des Savants Illustres' by Louis Figuier. (Paris, 1870). Engraving.

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