From Myth to history and back.(Galileo In Rome: The Rise And Fall Of A Troublesome Genius)(Galileo's Mistake: A New Look At The Epic Confrontation Between Galileo And The Church)(Book Review)

GALILEO IN ROME: THE RISE AND FALL OF A TROUBLESOME GENIUS. By WILLIAM R. SHEA AND MARIANO ARTIGAS. Oxford University Press. 211pp. $20.

GALILEO'S MISTAKE: A NEW LOOK AT THE EPIC CONFRONTATION BETWEEN GALILEO AND THE CHURCH. By WADE ROWLAND. Arcade. 298pp. $26.95.

For centuries the trial of Galileo (1564-1642) was the stuff of myth: Galileo tortured by the Inquisition; his defiant words after recanting ("e pur se muove," "but it does move"); the infallible Church proclaiming the dogma that the Sun goes round the Earth. None of these details is true, but that did not seem to matter much to those who exalted Galileo as a martyr to truth.

Fortunately, the twentieth ...

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