Question

I have to do an analysis on the quote "And yet, it still moves!", but the only information I can find is on the quote "And yet, it moves!". I know they are both quotes of Galileo Galilee, but I was wondering if anyone could tell me the difference between the two, if there is one.

Answer 1

It may be the same quote. People may just have recorded/interpreted it differently, since he said it about 400 years ago.

Anyways, about the quote :
The Roman Catholic Church was, in Galileo's era, the head honcho of everything an everyone, since government and the church controlled the state. They felt threatened by academics and those with views that opposed the Catholic Doctrine, and prosecuted them.
One of the beliefs was that the Earth was the center of the universe and space was 'the heavens'. Galileo made observations of the planets moving in ways that suggested that Copernicus was right and that the sun was the center.
The Church prosecuted him and forced him to say that he was wrong, but on the way out, he said 'and yet it moves' (referring to the Earth) as a sort of rebellious phrase basically meaning 'I'm still right and don't accept what you believe.'

If that makes sense :)

Answer 2

Thank You!

Answer 3

No problem :)