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This year in history
In the year 1633

April
12th

The interrogation of Galileo Galilei by the Inquisition began. He was accused of being a heretic and was found guilty, he spent time in prison and all the rest of his life under house arrest. He is considered to be the father of astronomy and modern physics.

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