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Vicki Nemeth
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It hasn't featured the daughter's voice since the letter in the very beginning. It just touches on measures Galileo has to take to protect his daughters from violence by enemies too cowardly to target him directly. More than a quarter through the body text, finally another letter is coming. I've kept reading because I'm starved for material about the topic of crappy vs sound thinking. The writing does flow well.
— Jan 27, 2026 07:24AM
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Vicki Nemeth
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"His telescopic discoveries transformed the nature of the Copernican question from an intellectual engagement [with existing assumptions from classical philosophers] into a debate that might be decided on the basis of evidence."
— Jan 07, 2026 03:51AM
Vicki Nemeth
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"claustration" is such a stronger sounding word than "cloistering"
— Dec 18, 2025 11:54PM
Vicki Nemeth
is on page 12 of 432
As a marketing writer, I miss out on long sentences that keep my brain activity running. So, it was with a breath of relief that I read Suor Maria Celeste's first translated letter of this collection. The rest of the chapter is Sobel providing historical context in a voice worthy of the letter. It did get me thinking about the 1600s' emphasis on worldview. And how the historical record favoured womanhood in this case
— Jan 14, 2025 11:37AM
