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'Every great physical theory starts as a heresy and ends as a dogma''. Give some examples from the history of science of the validity of this incisive remark.

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The statement is true. For example in ancient times, Ptolemy postulated that earth is stationary and all the
heavenly bodies like sun, plents etc. revolve around earth. Later, an Italian scientist, Galieo postulated
that sun is stationary and earth alongwith other planets is revolving around the sun. Galileo was punished
by the then authorities for spreading wrong concepts. However, later on Newton and Kepler supported
Galileo's theory and now it is no more then a dogma.
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