Trial of Galileo
'And yet it moves' first appears in print 120 years later
In 1633 the Inquisition condemned Galileo for defending Copernicus, and he publicly recanted. The defiant 'And yet it moves!' he supposedly muttered first appeared in print only in 1757.
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'And yet it moves!' first appeared in print in 1757, 115 years after Galileo's death. Saying it before the Inquisition would have been suicidal, and no contemporary records it. Share →
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