Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Dispatches from Our Italian Vacation: Special “Copernican Heliocentrism Rocks!” Edition

Still vacationing in Italy, and having an absolutely favoloso time.

So how come I'm posting, of all things, Queen's shall we say overfamiliar "Bohemian Rhapsody"...

...as if it's somehow relevant?

Because it actually is.

See, we were in Florence the other day, at the church of Santa Maria Novella, and we viewed this imposing pulpit...

...which is the actual one that guy-in-the-song Galileo was denounced from for having the temerity to declare, correctly, that the earth revolved around the sun.

How cool is that?

BTW, if you're ever in Florence, make sure you check out the aforementioned church, which dates from the 15th century, as it's like the weirdest damn thing you'll ever see.

Seriously -- it's like this spooky multimedia Jesus Land theme park or something. I'm not kidding about this.

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