... , our cowardice, and our infinite capacity to misunderstand. In the beginning of Galileo, we are shown a picture of the scientific Galileo, the Galileo of history books, as he tutors Andrea, the child of a friend, regarding the movements of the planets. Andrea brings Galileo a present from the court of Naples which is what Galileo recognizes as "a map of the sky according to the wise men of ancient Greece" (47). Instead of ... , it stands to reason that all bodies do, in fact, revolve around the Earth, since the Earth never seems to move. However, in a quick demonstration involving Galile...

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