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Re: [Phys-L] Galileo was not a great scientist?



It's not a new take on Galileo. Arthur Koestler's 1959 book "The
Sleepwalkers" takes a very similar line

Mark

On 5 April 2016 at 10:52, Savinainen Antti <antti.savinainen@kuopio.fi>
wrote:

Hi,

the following is not strictly about physics but I thought it might be
interesting to some of you.

Galileo's status as a founder of modern scientific method is questioned <
https://aeon.co/opinions/galileo-s-reputation-is-more-hyperbole-than-truth
: