The Trials of Galileo

[Scorpius51]

Folks

You may be interested in this on Compass, ABC, 9 May 2010 22:10

Cheers
John

[supernova1965]

looks good will probably need a heads up closer to the day. Thanks:thumbsup:

[supernova1965]

Trials of Galileo on tonight on ABC1 on compass tonight at 10.10pm

[M54]

Thanks Warren.
I had known that this was on but I'd forgotten.
Will set the video because I need an early night.
:thumbsup:

[Jen]

:thumbsup::thumbsup: wow i really enjoyed watching that :D

[danielsun]

Yep, just caught the last 15 or 20 mins of it. Enjoyed it.:thumbsup:

Cheers Daniel.

[gary]

The one hour ABC television program, "The Trials of Galileo" can be viewed online at
http://www.abc.net.au/compass/s2867077.htm

A full transcript of the program also appears there.

Filmed live at the Clancy Auditorium at UNSW, this highly entertaining and often
very humorous performance includes Julie McCrossin as The Judge, Julian
Burnside QC as the defence counsel, Anna Katzmann SC, who is head of the
NSW Bar Association represents the prosecution, ex Mount Kuring-Gai resident
and astrophysicist Dr Charley Lineweaver appears as Christopher Clavius,
Bob Carr appears as Cosimo de Medici, Dr Paul Collins appears as
Cardinal Roberto Bellarmine, Msgr Tony Doherty plays Pope Urban VIII and the
ever popular Fred Watson plays Galileo.

Astute observers will spot David Malin in the audience.

Highly recommended. :thumbsup:

[bartman]

Did anyone see in the newspaper that his finger is on display in Italy.
I cant exactly remember the details but I think that 100 years after he died they cut off his fingers. Then last year they found them.
it's in today's West Australian.
Bartman
ps google it....creepy!

[gary]

Story - http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100608/ap_on_re_eu/eu_italy_galileo_s_fingers
Video clip - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/37574193

[Jen]

:eyepop::eyepop: WTF why did they cut his fingers off for :shrug:
Why didnt they take his eyes out too so we could use them to see what he really could see with his eyes up in the sky :lol::lol:

[michaellxv]

Maybe we can extract some DNA and make a clone of him.

[Jen]

:lol::lol::lol:

[gary]

Believe it or not, there was discussion last year as to the possibility of
attempting to extract DNA from the remains.

There was the hope by some that perhaps the degenerative eye disease
that caused him to go blind could be shown to have a genetic origin.

Some practitioners in the art of extracting ancient DNA believed the process would
be difficult.

However, any hope of cloning the great man in order to make a guest appearance
at your next local star party looks unlikely.

Article here on ABC web site -
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2009/01/20/2470283.htm?site=science&topic=space

Another puzzle is who was the women that was buried beside him?
See SMH article here -
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/who-is-the-woman-buried-beside-galileo/2009/01/23/1232471590698.html

[Steffen]

I wouldn't touch those fingers. You never know where they've been… :eek:

Cheers
Steffen.

[sjastro]

Unfortunately he was blind by the time he died.;)

Steven

[Jen]

:lol::lol::lol: oh bugger well there goes that idea ;)


:lol: Arrrhhhhh well he must have seen something pretty cool then that it blinded him :thumbsup::P