Synopsis
When
Galileo Galilei pointed his telescope to the skies, he ushered in a scientific
revolution: the Moon turned out to be covered with mountains and craters, stars
popped out of nowhere, and four satellites were found to be orbiting Jupiter. His
discovery of the phases of Venus in 1610 forever shattered the notion that the
Sun orbited the Earth and transformed humanity's sense of itself and its place
in the cosmos. It also contributed to the demise of the idea that knowledge about the
world was to be found in ancient texts or supernatural authority.
Eavesdrop on
an enlightening conversation, and make your own discoveries - about Galileo's
life in the Medici court, his love of wine and women, and how he came to spend
his last eight years under house arrest.