Historical Fiction “Generally speaking, truth has been suffered to exist in the world just to the extent that it profited the rulers of society.” [Barrows Dunham, Man Against Myth , 1947] “And yet it moves,” mumbled Galileo as he walked out of the Inquisition Chamber having accepted the punishment imposed on him for upholding the truth. Galileo (1564-1642) The earth is not the centre of the universe. Galileo had argued. The sun was the centre of the solar system. The earth moved round the sun. The earth was just another planet like many others. “Your teaching explicitly contradicts the Holy Scripture,” said Cardinal Bellarmine. “You run the risk of being branded a heretic and being burnt at the stake. “We exhort you to abandon the mathematical hypothesis completely and unconditionally. You will not hold the opinion that the sun stands still and the earth moves. You will not henceforth hold, teach, or defend it any way whatever, either orally or in writi
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