[Printable Version] The conflict between Galileo and the church is a well-known incident in history often portrayed as a battle between the tyrannical Catholic Church and a heroic scientist. As recently as 1992 the Roman Catholic Church admitted they had made an error in their persecution of Galileo at a meeting of the Vatican’s Pontifical… Continue reading Why was Galileo’s Dialogue concerning the Two Chief World Systems condemned by the Roman Catholic Church? Was this confrontation inevitable or could it have been avoided?
Year: 2002
I finally completed and handed
I finally completed and handed in my dissertation this morning. If I had slept for more than 2 hours last night I may have considered dancing a jig but since I haven’t I won’t. It may be unhealthy. Lots of exciting new stuff coming your way when I’ve caught up on my sleep.
Recently I've been working on
Recently I’ve been working on a site about one of the loves of my life, science. It’s just something I threw together on Notepad in about an hour so it’s not quite how I’d like it yet. I’ve also not had the chance to work on anything but the web log so far because of… Continue reading Recently I've been working on
I am a Saimarai,
I am a Saimarai, waaaaaaaaah.
I love babies. Love them
I love babies. Love them to bits. Rumour has it that I even used to be one.
Spike Milligan died yesterday. He
Spike Milligan died yesterday. He died and someone over at Yahoo! thought it fit to honour his memory with the headline ‘Goon but not forgotten‘. There’s a helicopter hovering above our house. So I waved at it. They didn’t wave back. I was angry. Then I realised even if they did, I wouldn’t be able… Continue reading Spike Milligan died yesterday. He