La conquista del Polo Norte

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8 de enero de 1642, hora 14:12: a las afueras de Florencia, en la Villa Il Gioiello, el científico pisano Galileo Galilei le relata a sus hijos los extraños y dolorosos hechos que lo llevaran a ser acusado de herejía, en un primer momento, antes de ser enjuiciado y finalmente obligado a abjurar por los cardenales del Santo Oficio. Diez horas más tarde, a las 00:12, a medida que su respiración comienza a hacerse más lenta y afanosa, Galileo encomienda a la posteridad la validez de sus descubrimientos al no renegarlos por enésima vez, proclamándose un fiel creyente de la fe católica...