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I know not whether it be in the vicinity of Galileo's tower, and in the influence of his spirit, but I have hardly ever watched the stars with such interest as now. September 29th. Last evening I met Mr. Powers at Miss Blagden's, and he talked about his treatment, by our government in reference, to an appropriation of twenty-five thousand dollars made by Congress for a statue by him.
A protegé of Kepler's, of the name of Horky, wrote a volume against Galileo's discovery, after having declared, "that he would never concede his four new planets to that Italian from Padua, even if he should die for it." This resolute Aristotelian was at no loss for arguments.
Urban VIII., Galileo's friend, raised to the Pontificate Galileo goes to Rome to offer his congratulations The Pope loads Galileo with presents, and promises a Pension to his Son Galileo in pecuniary difficulties, owing to the death of his patron, Cosmo Galileo again rashly attacks the Church, notwithstanding the Pope's kindness He composes his System of the World, to demonstrate the Copernican System Artfully obtains a license to print it Nature of the work Its influence on the public mind The Pope resolves on suppressing it Galileo summoned before the Inquisition His Trial His Defence His formal abjuration of his opinions Observations on his conduct The Pope shews great indulgence to Galileo, who is allowed to return to his own house at Arcetri, as the place of his confinement.
Acad. des Sc., Paris; C. R., lxvii., 1868, p. 121. The Moon. Telescopic discoveries about the moon commence with Galileo's discovery that her surface has mountains and valleys, like the earth. He also found that, while she always turns the same face to us, there is periodically a slight twist to let us see a little round the eastern or western edge.
Thousands had seen the lamps swinging before them, but he alone would know "the reason why." The one swung at a different rate as compared with the other, being the result of the chains being hung of different lengths. Hence Galileo's discovery of the principle or Law of the Pendulum. This paved the way for Newton's law of gravitation one of the grandest laws of the universe.
The public tribunal may neither be sufficiently pure nor enlightened to decide upon the issue; but he can appeal to posterity, and reckon with confidence on "its sure decree." The ardour of Galileo's mind, the keenness of his temper, his clear perception of truth, and his inextinguishable love of it, combined to exasperate and prolong the hostility of his enemies.
When you are out under starry skies with breadth of heaven in view, astronomy with an opera-glass and Galileo's telescope was no better is an agreeable temptation which the cheap and neat charts of the skies now to be readily obtained make very interesting.
We may consider him in his private relations, especially to his daughter, Sister Maria Celeste, a woman of very remarkable character; and we have also the pathetic drama at the close of Galileo's life, when the philosopher drew down upon himself the thunders of the Inquisition. The materials for the sketch of this astonishing man are sufficiently abundant.
Saints may die for their faith because faith is a personal matter. Even so we are still ready to die for our honour. The Christian martyrs did prove that Christianity was a reality to them; but Galileo's death would have been irrelevant to the rotation of the earth. There is no argumentum per hominem possible here; the truth is impersonal.
Why didn't the primitive inhabitants of the valley fix rather on a spur of that nearer range say the one where Galileo's tower stands for the site of their village? If you know Florence and have asked that question within yourself in all seriousness as you read, I see you haven't yet begun to throw yourself into the position of affairs in prehistoric Tuscany.
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