Galileo Became

That he was quite ready to give up a statement or view when it wasproved by others to be incorrect, is shown by the Preface to thevolumes in which are reprinted his "Experimental Researches." "Ingiving advice," says his niece Miss Reid, "he always went back to firstprinciples, to the true right and wrong of questions, never allowingdeviations from the simple straightforward path of duty to be justifiedby custom or precedent; and he judged himself strictly by the same rulewhich he laid down for others."