eppur si muove
Italian phrase
ep·pur si muo·ve
āp-ˌpür-sē-ˈmwȯ-vā 
: and yet it does move
—attributed to Galileo after being forced to recant his assertion that the earth moves around the sun
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“Eppur si muove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eppur%20si%20muove. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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