Copernicus theory

Why waste his time advising Benedetto how to better argue the Copernicus theory, instead of arguing it himself, with his own, far more knowledgeable beliefs?

Topic: Galileo, letter to Benedetto Castelli (Links to an external site.) Background article: https://www.biography.com/scholar/galileo Answer one of the following questions: 1) Why did Galileo address this letter to his student, in response to the earlier correspondence, who was already a supporter of Galileo’s views and the Copernican theory? Why would he not address the other […]

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