| April 12, 1633 - Galileo's Deposition begins |
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 | Can you explain the character of the book about which you are giving deposition today? | |
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| It is written as a debate between two men who discuss two possible arrangements of the heavens and the elements. | |
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| Do you admit that everything in this book I hold is your work, and are you prepared to defend it? | |
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| I acknowledge that this book is mine and contains only my writing. | |
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| Do you know the Churchs opinion on Copernicuss idea of a heliocentric model of the universe? | |
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| Yes, I understand that the Church only allows it as a hypothetical concept, but not as a natural principle as it is contrary to Scripture. | |
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