Galileo had conducted an experiment by dropping objects of different weights from the Leaning Tower of Pisa to prove his point, but he never claimed to have done so and it is now considered doubtful that he did. On the other hand Coresio did claim to have done this experiment himself, and to have thereby proved Aristotle's view. Other The encyclical of Benedict XIV Ex Quo (1756) announced an authorised version of Greek prayers for adherents to the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. It cited Giorgio Coresio as one of the ' outstanding scholars and experts in Greek affairs' who were consulted when an earlier edition of the prayers (Euchologion) was produced. References Francesco Paolo de Ceglia, "Giorgio Coresio. Note in merito a un difensore dell’opinione di Aristotele”. In Physis, (37) 2000: 393-437. External links Operetta intorno al galleggiare de corpi solidi 1570 births 1659 deaths Galileo Galilei Writers from Chios People from Pisa 17th-century Italian philosophers 16th-century Greek writers 16th-century male writers 17th-century Greek writers 16th-century Greek people 17th-century Greek people 16th-century Greek scientists 16th-century Greek educators 17th-century Greek scientists 17th-century Greek educators 16th-century Greek philosophers 17th-century Greek philosophers