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Finally, his spirits began to rise; for while he technically remained a prisoner, forbidden
to stray beyond the villa's grounds, his wardens still permitted him to teach pupils,
pursue his studies, and receive visitors. Of these there were many, including two great
English geniuses: the philosopher Thomas Hobbes; and the great poet John Milton, who
made the pilgrimage in 1638. Galileo still enjoyed great fame; indeed, with his books
spreading through Europe and his sufferings at the hands of the Church well known and
pitied, he had become a kind of living martyr to scientific truth. And the old fire still
burned within him: forbidden astronomical work, Galileo set to work on a new book that
would sum up his experiments in physics from earlier years. Entitled
Dialogues
Concerning Two New Sciences,
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- Fall '07
- Siegenthaler
- philosopher Thomas Hobbes, Galileo, poet John Milton, Sir Isaac Newton–were, low grade fever
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