and yet it moves

phrase attributed to Galileo Galilei on being forced to recant his scientific view
Place saying Q664651
and yet it moves
Cristiano Banti · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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and yet it moves

Summary

and yet it moves is a saying[1]. It draws 313 Wikipedia views per month (saying category, ranking #13 of 39).[2]

Key Facts

  • and yet it moves authored Galileo Galilei[3].
  • and yet it moves's image is recorded as Galileo facing the Roman Inquisition.jpg[4].
  • and yet it moves's instance of is recorded as saying[5].
  • and yet it moves's part of is recorded as Galileo affair[6].
  • and yet it moves's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05lczc[7].
  • and yet it moves's subject lexeme is recorded as {'id': 'L650704', 'numeric-id': 650704, 'entity-type': 'lexeme'}[8].
  • and yet it moves's NicoNicoPedia ID is recorded as それでも地球は回っている[9].
  • and yet it moves's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 그래도 지구는 돈다[10].

Body

Geography

and yet it moves's part of is recorded as Galileo affair[6].

Designation and Status

and yet it moves's instance of is recorded as saying[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for and yet it moves include Eppur si muove[11], an album[12].

Why It Matters

and yet it moves draws 313 Wikipedia views per month (saying category, ranking #13 of 39).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Entities named for it include Eppur si muove[11], an album[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [11] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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