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Letter to Benedetto Castelli

Italy · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Galileo Galilei21 December 1613

Science / Astronomy

Galileo writes to Benedetto Castelli arguing that scriptural interpretation should not override demonstrated conclusions about the natural world.

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Galileo Galilei

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