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OTD in 1616, the Roman Inquisition ordered Galileo "to abstain completely from teaching or defending this doctrine ... that the sun stands still at the center of the world and the earth moves." In 1633, he'd stand trial for supporting "the false doctrine." https://t.co/5pxtHUi5iB https://t.co/X4h9KMfKMu — PolitiTweet.org