“Space is big, really big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemists but that’s peanuts compared to space” 
 Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

 
Galileo was the first person to create practical experiments to test his hypotheses. Basing his conclusions on deductions made after close observation rather than relying on pure logic he established the scientific process we follow today.

The Restoration was characterised by a great spirit of adventure, exploration and enquiry. People had begun to circumnavigate the globe which changed perspectives and presented new information about the world we live on. The creative thinking of people like Galileo was essential in developing the old understanding of the world to fit the new expanding horizons.

This time of change was difficult to accept, deeply held beliefs were being overturned, and faith was being tested in the face of empirical evidence.

This journey of dicovery continues today. What we think of as fixed may change tomorrow…