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   Today I learned (todayilearned@noc.social)'s status on Saturday, 17-Aug-2024 08:15:34 JST Today I learned

   TIL Descartes was about to publish "The World" in 1633 but then he learned that Galileo had been condemned for publishing the view that the Earth revolves around the Sun. Descartes suppressed his book but still hoped that his physics would one day be taught in Catholic schools

   https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rene-Descartes/Residence-in-the-Netherlands#ref478291
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