24 February
1968: On 24 February 1968, the journal Nature carried the announcement of the discovery of pulsars.
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1616: On 25 February 1616, Galileo renounced his theory that Earth orbits the Sun.
He renounced his theory with great reluctance having been ordered to by Cardinal Bellarmine.
According to Cardinal Bellarmine, Galileo had "to give up altogether the false doctrine... and if you should refuse.. you will be imprisoned."
Given such a choice, Galileo made a renouncement, but he knew that it would not change the real facts of Earth's motion.
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23 February
2004: On 23 February 2004, the final pre-launch activity on the ESA Rosetta spacecraft took place.
22 February
1824: On 22 February 1824, Pierre Jules-César Janssen was born.
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