In
a humble workshop
When
Copernicus made his deathbed statement
Causing
public debate.
“The
planets were not right,”
He
said
As
he drew up the new cosmos.
The
church felt threatened.
But
what could be done?
Tycho
Brahe,
Kepler
too
Made
changes to the cosmos.
The
pope was angry.
No
one was to challenge the church
There
was no evidence
So
the challengers were cleared by conjecture.
Galileo,
on the other hand,
Favorite
of a new pope
Polished
his telescope
To gaze at the stars
Found
that Copernicus was right
About
what he said with Mars.
His
findings published
Became
the new church’s challenge.
Another
pope said “Ah ha!”
“I
got you, you pesky things.”
Then
he sentenced Galileo
To
live at home
For
the crime of heresy.
Over
time the church cooled down.
They
became more accepting.
While
Newton dropped new laws and math
With
the bright red apples
Of
alchemy
Of
chemistry
Of
calculus
To
calculate Galileo’s orbits.
An
explosion of thought
Bursted
out of Europe.
Creating
new ideas,
Philosophies
and change.
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