A century after Copernicus, the mathematician Bruno was burned at the stake -largely for supporting Copernicus, suggesting the sun to be a star, and suggesting that space was infinite.

在哥白尼之后一个世纪，数学家布鲁诺被烧死在火刑柱上—主要是因为支持哥白尼，认为太阳是一棵恒星，并且还认为太空是无限的。

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Clearly someone from the Club of Rome slipped up badly and is destined to be burned at the stake.

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