Contemplation.

Sustermans, Galileo Galilei, 1636

Many of us have tried to imagine what it was like to be Galileo. Dangerously perceptive, unjustly persecuted and posthumously vindicated -- though these struggles were undoubtedly an aching burden on the banned and jailed astronomer himself, they certainly make for interesting contemplation after the fact. After all, Galileo is remembered not just for his contributions to physics and astronomy, but perhaps most importantly for his struggle against the prevailing (incorrect) theories and beliefs of his day.

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