Renowned astronomer Galileo Galilei has been lauded for centuries ... thousands of less-fortunate people around the world were executed for heresy over the centuries that the Inquisition existed.

ANN ARBOR, MI - Nick Wilding couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off while researching documents for a new biography on Galileo Galilei ... 20th-century fake executed by well-known ...

A brilliant Italian scientist, mathematician and astronomer, Galileo Galilei knew, as few others did in his time, that the Earth revolved around the sun. And when he refused to be silent about it ...

This season’s example is Philip Glass’s “Galileo Galilei” (2002), a chamber piece that examines the courage of the scientist who challenged established orthodoxy. In the thoughtful ...

One of the most famous examples of the clash between religion and science is the trial of Galileo Galilei. Galileo supported Copernicus' view that the Earth orbited the sun, a "heliocentric ...

The scientist was Galileo Galilei, and his question about cicada sounds played a key role in his dealings with the Catholic Church—especially in his attempts to win the good graces of the Pope.

So here’s a fine howdy-do for Galileo Galilei: Exactly one day—one flipping day—after the great man’s 450th birthday, on Feb. 15, 2014, a study by the National Science Foundation (NSF ...

On February 15, 1564, a baby boy named Galileo Galilei was born in the city of Pisa. 452 years later, he remains one of the most important figures in the development of modern astronomy.

Yet in Galileo’s time, people were subject to the cruelest punishments for relatively petty crimes. London Bridge bristled with the heads of executed criminals, impaled on poles. Slavery was ...

Galileo Galilei, history’s most famous astronomer, was born on this day 452 years ago. Though he may not have been the most consequential, the man who’s known just by his first name managed to ...

Galileo is one of the most famous scientists ever, both for his groundbreaking discoveries and his willingness to stand by his theories in opposition to conventional thought. His persecution by the ...