...and they laid down, that ' the proposition that the sun is in the centre of the world, and immoveable from its place, is absurd, philosophically false and...because it is expressly contrary to the Holy Scriptures; and the proposition that the earth is not the centre of the world, nor immoveable, but that it moves,...

...arrest the force of gravitation by solemnly condemning it. " The proposition that the sun is the centre of the world and immovable from its place is absurd,...formally heretical, because it is expressly contrary to Holy Scripture. The proposition that the earth is not the centre of the world, nor immovable, but that...

...and immovable by local motion, is absurd, philosophically false and formally heretical, etc. ' (2.) That the earth is not the centre of the world nor immovable, bnt that it moves, nnd also with a diurnal motion, is also absurd, philosophically false and theologically...

...the two propositions, that the sun is the centre of the world, and immovable by a local motion ; and that the earth is not the centre of the world, nor immovable, but moves with a diurnal motion. These propositions he was ordered by a decree of the Inquisitors to renounce,...

...qualified by the Theological Qualifiers as follows. "1st. The proposition that the Sun is in the centre of the world and immovable from its place, is absurd, philosophically false, and formally lieretical ; because it is expressly contrary to the Holy Scripture.'2dly. The proposition that the...

...philosophically falae, and formally heretical; because it ii expressly contrary to the Holy Scripture. " -idly. The proposition that the Earth is not the centre of the world, nor immoveable, but that it moues, and also with a diurnal motion, is also absurd, philosophically false,...

...Qualifiers as follows : " 1st. The proposition that the Sun is in the centre of the world and immoveable from its place, is absurd, philosophically false, and formally heretical; because it in expressly contrary to the Holy Scripture. " Idly. The proposition that the Earth is not the centre...

...not believe that ' the proposition that the sun is in the centre of the world, and immoveable from Us place, is absurd, philosophically false, and formally...heretical, because it is expressly contrary to the Scriptures,' * we can easily imagine, that priestcraft would eagerly grasp at every instrument, artificial...

...cardinals of the Catholic church declared the doctrine of Galileo in regard to the solar system to be " absurd, philosophically false, and formally heretical, because it is expressly contrary to the holy scripture," they proved the insufficiency of the mere study of revelation to make men philosophically...

...does not teach, — although the church, two centuries ago, declared the Copernican system to be " absurd, philosophically false, and formally heretical, because it is expressly contrary to the Holy Scripture.1" The observations offered in the seventh article of our last number, are calculated to...