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History Hub - Galileo: The Father of Modern Science In-Person
- Date:
- Wednesday, October 29, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
- Location:
- Children's Room
- Audience:
- Adult
- Categories:
- Educational & Lecture
Join us, as we take a look at the life of Galileo Galilei and his tumultuous life where he was headstrong in professing his findings that defended heliocentrism, when the world was still accepting geocentrism. While Galileo never conclusively proved that the planets revolve around the sun, his fiery persona would find himself in the midst of the Roman Inquisition where he put himself in a controversial situation with the Church and Pope Urban VII, his longtime friend.
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