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Why they too aren't exploring sun spots

Galileo’s pupil, Andrea Sarti, demands to know why they too aren’t pursuing research into sun spots. He knows the answer: the Church in Rome have forbidden Galileo to pursue this line of work because of what it might reveal about the true nature of the earth.

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