Galileo 
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2/28/2021
A Ghost of Galileo in the English Civil War
by John Heilbron
An obscure English painting containing an image of Galileo's "Dialogues" launches a deep consideration of the political and intellectual stakes of free inquiry during the English Civil War.
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SOURCE: Smithsonian
9-25-18
Newly Discovered Letter Catches Galileo in a 400-Year-Old Lie
Fearing repercussions of his groundbreaking scientific claims, which flew in the face of church doctrine, the famed astronomer fibbed.