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Paolo Antonio Foscarini 2026-10-24

A Carmelite theologian who defended a scripturally compatible heliocentrism.

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Title page of Paolo Antonio Foscarini's 1615 defence of heliocentrism
. Book title page, not a portrait. Lazzaro Scoriggio, Naples, 1615; digitization provided by Biblioteca Europea di Informazione e Cultura (BEIC), file BEIC 218154. Public domain, PD-old-100-expired / Public Domain Mark; source and cropping history on Commons. Source.

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Robert Bellarmine 2026-10-24

A theologian whose Letter to Foscarini by Robert Bellarmine distinguishes mathematical treatment of heliocentrism from a physical demonstration.

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Portrait of Robert Bellarmine
. Artist unidentified on the Commons record; image supplied from Bellarmine University and originally uploaded by Xarax. Public domain, PD-old / Public Domain Mark. No alteration other than display scaling. Source.

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