Galileo, a tutor and theorist, is challenged by a new student, so he uses new telescope technology to prove the heretical idea that the earth is not the center of the universe. But in a rigid society ruled by an uneasy alliance of aristocracy and clergy that was already weakened by the Black Death and the Reformation, science is a threat and enlightenment is a luxury. Faced with death at the hands of the Inquisition or recanting to a hypocritical but all-powerful Papacy, Galileo must choose between his own life and his restless scientific curiosity, which he has given up family, friends, and wealth to pursue.
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Galileo, a tutor and theorist, is challenged by a new student, so he uses new telescope technology to prove the heretical idea that the earth is not the center of the universe. But in a rigid society ruled by an uneasy alliance of aristocracy and clergy that was already weakened by the Black Death and the Reformation, science is a threat and enlightenment is a luxury. Faced with death at the hands of the Inquisition or recanting to a hypocritical but all-powerful Papacy, Galileo must choose between his own life and his restless scientific curiosity, which he has given up family, friends, and wealth to pursue.
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