Ever since centuries ago, when he came to the fore as a mighty figure in Enlightenment science, Galileo Galilei has been admired and respected not only for supporting Copernican theory and laying the foundations of mechanics and physics; and not only for his unique ability to disprove arguments against the new science and the new world view; but also for his civic courage in defending his discoveries and views, a crucial quality for anyone who opposes outdated views and ideas.

PACS: 01.60.+q, 01.65.+g (all) DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.0184.201402c.0153 URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2014/2/c/ 000336162000003 2-s2.0-84900828311 2014PhyU...57..143S Citation: Shcherbakov R N ""Galileo was amazingly endowed with a gift of... inculcating scientific truth"" Phys. Usp. 57 143–151 (2014) BibTexBibNote ® (generic)BibNote ® (RIS)MedlineRefWorks Received: 25th, September 2013, revised: 5th, January 2014, accepted: 7th, January 2014 Оригинал: Щербаков Р Н «‘Галилей обладал в изумительной степени даром того, что... теперь называют „внедрением‘ научной истины’» УФН 184 153–160 (2014); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0184.201402c.0153