B737NG -although I agree with your opinion on current T & Cs, check your facts. Galileo Galilei did not "pay with his life" - although he was tried by the Inquisition. He actually died of old age. See:
Galileo Galilei - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Also, while a great scientist, he was expanding on work done before him by Mikolaj Kopernik.
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