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4. A great overview of the Galileo controversy

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 05:47 PM

15 hrs ago

ETA: The linked lecture asserts that we have Napoleon to thank for access to the depositions and the trial notes.

Also, this is how the discovery was reported in Florence / Firenze:
https://www.florencedailynews.com/2026/02/17/galileo-notes-found-in-ptolemys-almagest-in-florence/#google_vignette

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