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ikenbot: This Day in Astronomy History: Feb. 13, 1633: Church vs. Galileo Galileo Galilei, who has run afoul of the church for his theories concerning heliocentrism and for insulting his old friend Pope Urban VIII, arrives in Rome to face an ecclesiastical court on charges of committing heresy. Galileo’s long-running feud with the Roman Catholic Church over whether the Earth revolved around the sun (the Copernican view advocated by Galileo) or the sun around the Earth (the Aristotelian view echoed in the scriptures) seemed amicably resolved by 1632. But that was before the publication of Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, a book that the pope had allowed to be published as long as his own views on the subject were included. Galileo included them, but inexplicably (for no malicious intent on the part of Galileo has ever been proven) put Urban’s words into the mouth of his character Simplicius, a defender of Aristotelian geocentrism who was often proved wrong and considered something of a fool. This didn’t go down too well in Rome and Galileo was summoned to face the Inquisition. He was found guilty and the sentence was severe: He was forced to renounce heliocentrism, Dialogue was banned and Galileo spent the remainder of his life under house arrest. In this last he was lucky: The original sentence called for imprisonment.
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This Day in Astronomy History: Feb. 13, 1633: Church vs. Galileo

Galileo Galilei, who has run afoul of the church for his theories concerning heliocentrism and for insulting his old friend Pope Urban VIII, arrives in Rome to face an ecclesiastical court on charges of committing heresy.

Galileo’s long-running feud with the Roman Catholic Church over whether the Earth revolved around the sun (the Copernican view advocated by Galileo) or the sun around the Earth (the Aristotelian view echoed in the scriptures) seemed amicably resolved by 1632. But that was before the publication of Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, a book that the pope had allowed to be published as long as his own views on the subject were included.

Galileo included them, but inexplicably (for no malicious intent on the part of Galileo has ever been proven) put Urban’s words into the mouth of his character Simplicius, a defender of Aristotelian geocentrism who was often proved wrong and considered something of a fool. This didn’t go down too well in Rome and Galileo was summoned to face the Inquisition.

He was found guilty and the sentence was severe: He was forced to renounce heliocentrism, Dialogue was banned and Galileo spent the remainder of his life under house arrest. In this last he was lucky: The original sentence called for imprisonment.

OMG Facts *official tumblr*: MIT has a pistol range on campus. A female from their team beat a Military Academy in 2005.

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MIT has a pistol range on campus. A female from their team beat a Military Academy in 2005.

MIT is one of the most prestigious and hardest universities in the United States; they have a strong emphasis on science, engineering and technology and have kind of a nerd rep. That’s why it might be…

ghostco: Just another quick practice piece. I am trying to simplify line work and “color” separations as much as possible, while still having them (or at least the line work) stupidly complex. This is by no means anything to write home about, but I think it came out pretty nicely.  Somewhere between “needing to get laid” drawings and “unicorn” drawings, there are “girls are babes” drawings. And really, does anyone need anymore reason to draw than that? It has also recently come to light that I have a serious weakness for clavicles and ridiculously large hoop earrings. Maybe this has to do with my long-standing fantasy of having a Cholita girlfriend that will protect me in knife fights. 
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ghostco:

Just another quick practice piece. I am trying to simplify line work and “color” separations as much as possible, while still having them (or at least the line work) stupidly complex. This is by no means anything to write home about, but I think it came out pretty nicely. 

Somewhere between “needing to get laid” drawings and “unicorn” drawings, there are “girls are babes” drawings. And really, does anyone need anymore reason to draw than that? It has also recently come to light that I have a serious weakness for clavicles and ridiculously large hoop earrings. Maybe this has to do with my long-standing fantasy of having a Cholita girlfriend that will protect me in knife fights. 

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