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Radio 4,11 mins
Why did the Church have a problem with the Earth going around the Sun?
The Secret History of Science and ReligionAvailable for over a year
Why did the Church have a problem with the Earth going around the Sun? Nick Spencer speaks to Dava Sobel, author of "Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love" and Peter Harrison - Professor in the History of Science at the University of Queensland and author of “The Territories of Science and Religion”. Producer: Dan Tierney.
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