In disputes about natural phenomena one must begin not with the authority of Scriptural… — Galileo Galilei

In disputes about natural phenomena one must begin not with the authority of Scriptural passage but with sensory experience and necessary demonstrations. For the Holy Scripture and nature derive equally from the Godhead, the former as the dictation of the Holy Spirit and the latter as the most obedient executrix of God's orders.

In the original Italian

Stante, dunque, ciò, mi par che nelle dispute di problemi natu- rali non si dovrebbe cominciare dalle autorità di luoghi delle Scrit- ture, ma dalle sensate esperienze e dalle dimostrazioni necessarie: perchè, procedendo di pari dal Verbo divino la Scrittura Sacra e la natura, quella come dettatura dello Spirito Santo, e questa come osservantissima essecutrice de gli ordini di Dio

1615
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Galilei, Galileo. "Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina." The Essential Galileo. Hackett Publishing, 2008.
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Galilei, Galileo. "Lettera des signor Galileo Galilei accademico linceo scritta all Granduchessa di Toscana [Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina]." Fiorenza, c. 1615.

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