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  • Until the collapse of 1989-1991, therefore, most disaffected intelligensia were closet cases, cautious "Galileos" as opposed to foolhardy "Giordano Brunos."

    Slutsky & History Malia, Martin 2000

  • Featuring Ralph the Dog on piano, Statler and Waldorf on chorus, Gonzo and his chickens for the moody bits, Beaker working the "Galileos," and Animal all over the place, the hilarious YouTube video has been seen over 1.5 million times in almost 24 hours.

    canada.com Top Stories 2009

  • No, the real question is why historically it has been the Einsteins and Newtons and Galileos, with their superstitious religious beliefs in God, who generally made the discoveries?

    Bukiet on Brooklyn Books Hal Duncan 2009

  • No, the real question is why historically it has been the Einsteins and Newtons and Galileos, with their superstitious religious beliefs in God, who generally made the discoveries?

    Bukiet on Brooklyn Books Hal Duncan 2009

  • Because all scientists are Galileos, poor, scared, gun to our head.

    Essential Weekend Viewing: Kim Stanley Robinson at Duke, 1.29.10 « Gerry Canavan 2010

  • Harriots maps of the moon are in any case better than Galileos.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Bente Lilja Bye 2009

  • No, the real question is why historically it has been the Einsteins and Newtons and Galileos, with their superstitious religious beliefs in God, who generally made the discoveries?

    Bukiet on Brooklyn Books Hal Duncan 2009

  • On the other side, casting themselves as latter-day Galileos, brave voices in the wilderness, are the denialists.

    Archive 2009-12-01 2009

  • Luckily, there is a plethora of economic Galileos out there who recognize that the old bank-centric cosmology is just plain wrong.

    Arianna Huffington: The Obama Economic Team's Flawed Cosmology: Still Believing the Universe Revolves Around the Banks 2009

  • For the climate change denialist there are a number of Galileos, according to personal preference - Richard Lindzen, Ian Plimer, Anthony Watts, Bob Carter, Christopher Monckton, Tom Cobley.

    David Horton: You're no Galileo 2009

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