“ Despite his open and acute mind, and though he has at his fingertips the motions attributed to the earth, he has nevertheless lent his ear and his assent to the moon's dominion over the waters, to occult properties, and to such puerilities. ”
Galileo Galilei, Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (1632). copy citation
Author | Galileo Galilei |
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Source | Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems |
Topic | openness moon occult |
Date | 1632 |
Language | English |
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Note | Translated by Stillman Drake |
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