The Italian Library
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The event was first reported in English print in 1757 by Giuseppe Baretti in his book the The Italian Library:
- The moment he was set at liberty, he looked up to the sky and down to the ground, and, stamping with his foot, in a contemplative mood, said, Eppur si muove, that is, still it moves, meaning the earth.
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