Galileo Galilei
publication date: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 (part of Fall 2017)
category: 
Science
clue: And yet it goos.
explanation: Galileo is widely associated with the phrase "e pur si muove" meaning "and yet it moves," his protestation that the Earth does revolve around the Sun despite the Church's insistence that the Earth was the center of the universe. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, and Matthew Preston
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