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To: PatrickHenry

I belive that Galileo's book remained on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum until 1822.

That's correct, but the blanket condemnation of heliocentric books, as well as Kepler and Copernicus were removed in 1758.

I think Galileo's dialogues stayed on it longer for personal reasons; they insulted a pope, after all.

31 posted on 02/04/2006 4:48:57 PM PST by curiosity

To: curiosity

... insulted a pope, after all.

Well, yeah. Quite understandable. Shoulda shot the creep. He got off easy.

33 posted on 02/04/2006 4:52:58 PM PST by PatrickHenry (Virtual Ignore for trolls, lunatics, dotards, scolds, & incurable ignoramuses.)

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