The slow growth of humility
Abstract
Galileo's stunning discovery of the four largest satellites of Jupiter forced the over throw of the Earth-centered cosmology that had dominated astronomy for centuries. Such a fundamental transformation of the Western World's view of its importance in the cosmos could be expected to produce some humility in society. However, the deep desire for our uniqueness continues to struggle with the astronomical evidence.
- Publication:
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Galileo's Medicean Moons: Their Impact on 400 Years of Discovery
- Pub Date:
- January 2010
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921310007210
- Bibcode:
- 2010IAUS..269...13O
- Keywords:
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- Galileo;
- History of Astronomy;
- Huygens;
- Cosmotheoros