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Friday, February 05, 2010
Quote of the Week: The Logic of Jovian Moons
"Jupiter's moons are invisible to the naked eye and therefore can have no influence on the earth, and therefore would be useless, and therefore do not exist." - Francesco Sizzi, professor of astronomy, presents the case against Galileo in 1610
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