What is Galileo's Diagramma Veritas?

Answer 1

diagram ma Della Verita - the diagram of truth

its an essay by Galileo written for the Illuminati, to tell them about heliocentricity, elliptical orbits, and many other facts considered blasphemous by the Catholic Church. It was written on sedge papyrus, so that any scientist or Illuminatus caught with the Diagramma could simply throw it into water, and Galileo's work would be washed away. There is only one surviving copy, due to the previous method of destruction and Vatican burnings. The only copy is, ironically, kept in the Archives of il Vaticano itself.

Answer 2

Diagramma is a fictional publication referenced in Dan Brown's historical FICTION novel and film, "Angels and Demons". I love Dan Brown's work, and am a big fan of both "The Davinci Code", and "Angels and Demons". But like anyone else who actually studied history, I would ask that people stop using cinema as their base of historical "knowledge".

If you have a real interest in history, do not take the lazy approach. I am hard pressed to think of even a single work of Hollywood fiction that is even 50% accurate. The few that have great historical accuracy are also VERY limited in scope and often miss proper context leading to further misunderstandings of the portrayed events.

If you want to be knowledgeable, you have to read and read a lot. Seek multiple authors from different perspectives and do actual research. If that doesn't appeal to you, you are not a "history buff". You are a fan of movies. That's it.