95 The Trial of Galileo
The trial of Galileo is the most iconic event in the history of modern science, often caricatured as the cruel persecution of emerging science by reactionary religious forces. In this episode, we will provide a detailed account of the causes and consequences of Galileo’s trial, as well as the motives and actions of participants such as Galileo and Pope Urban VIII, aiming to give Galileo’s trial more dimensions and richer nuances. Through this case, we can glimpse the social environment at the dawn of the Scientific Revolution, and how great scientists and their scientific achievements were born on the soil of early modern Europe.
Original Chinese title & description
95三堂会审伽利略
伽利略的审判是近代科学史上最标志性的事件，通常也被漫画式地概括为反动宗教势力对新兴科学的残酷迫害。在本期节目中，我们会展开介绍伽利略审判的前因后果，以及伽利略、教皇乌尔班八世等参与者的动机和行动，以期给伽利略的审判赋予更多面的维度和丰富的色彩。通过这个案件，我们可以窥见科学革命在发动之初所处的社会环境，以及那些伟大的科学家和他们的科学成就如何诞生于近代欧洲的土地上。
Participation credit “本期参与者”：沙青青（微信公众号：13号埋立地、小红书：Sha-13号埋立地）。
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