400 yrs late: Vatican honours Galileo

mohib

Senator (1k+ posts)
ROME: Four hundred years after Galileo Galilei first demonstrated his telescope to scholars on a Roman hilltop, the astronomer condemned by the Catholic Church was celebrated on the same spot with a multimedia art exhibit that, oddly enough, included an installation from the Vatican.

Heliographs, astrolabes and other antique astrological instruments that belong to the Vatican Observatory stood alongside contemporary art inspired by Galileo and his science: rows of intensely hot, blindingly bright floodlights simulating the sun; a performance by a Tibetan musician playing a telescope-like horn.

The event took place on Thursday night at the American Academy in Rome, a research center for the arts and humanities whose gardens lie on the exact spot where, on the night of April 14, 1611, Galileo showed off his telescope for the first time to the most important scholars of his time.

Galileo made the first complete astronomical telescope and used it to gather evidence that the Earth revolved around the sun. Church teaching at the time had placed Earth at the center of the universe. The church denounced Galileo's theory as dangerous to the faith, but Galileo defied its warnings. Tried for heresy and forced to recant in 1633, he spent the rest of his life under house arrest.
 

Zionist Hindu

Senator (1k+ posts)
Better late than never. Look how far the west have moved from that point when they used to burn witches, fight in the name of God, to democracy , secularism and persnal freedom.
 

moazzamniaz

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
میرا خیال ہے کہ وقت آ گیا ہے کہ ہم بھی چھاپہ خانہ اور اس جیسی دوسری ایجادات کے مالک مسلمان سائنسدانوں سے معافی مانگتے ہوے کم از کم اب اپنا قبلہ درست کر لیں اور جس جگہ سے ذلت کے راستے پر گامزن ہوے تھے، اسی موڑ سے دوبارہ سیدھا راستہ اختیار کر لیں
 

Narcissist

Banned
In Islamic world passion will always rule logic. I am clear on this idea that science will never be appreciated and will never be a part of Islamic world :Arab world or non Arab, it does not matter. Mullah's position is anti science, no need to say that they enjoy this position. Most of the religions of the world consider science their prime enemy. One fact is enough to shiver religious world that most of the scientist have no affiliation and affliction to any religion.