Which Polish astronomer's Sun-centered model did Galileo publicly defend?
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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Which Polish astronomer's Sun-centered model did Galileo publicly defend?
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Nicolaus Copernicus
In what year was the papal study commission on the Galileo case constituted?
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1981
Which 19th-century mathematician later gave a framework for comparing infinite sets?
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Cantor
What paradox compares positive integers with their square numbers?
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Galileo's paradox
What government granted Galileo a 1594 patent for a horse-powered water pump?
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Venetian Republic
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What paradox compares positive integers with their square numbers?
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Galileo's paradox
What government granted Galileo a 1594 patent for a horse-powered water pump?
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Venetian Republic
What 1604 stellar event did Galileo observe and discuss?
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Kepler's Supernova
What calculating instrument did Galileo's 1606 manual explain?
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Geometrical and military compass
What 1586 tract by Galileo described a balance for weighing objects in air or water?
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The Little Balance