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Galileoβs Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, published in Florence in 1632, was the most proximate cause of his being brought to trial before the Inquisition. Using the dialogue form, a genre common in classical philosophical works, Galileo masterfully demonstrates the truth of the Cop...
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16h 24m
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180 WPM
11h 48m
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250 WPM
8h 26m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 177,100 wordsπ
24 days at 30 min/day
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