Enlarge / Annotations recording Galileo’s discovery of the four moons of Jupiter, from the single-leaf manuscript in the collection of the University of Michigan. The library recently discovered the manuscript is a 20th-century forgery. reader comments 82 with 48 posters participating Share this story Since 1938, one of the most prized items in the University ..
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reader comments 2 with 2 posters participating Share this story Entrance to the Museo Galileo in Florence, Italy. Jennifer Ouellette “And yet it moves”: Galileo’s index and middle fingers, lovingly preserved. Sean Carroll A closer look at Galileo’s middle finger. Sean Carroll Collection of early telescopes. Sean Carroll A large armillary sphere (1588-1593) built for ..
Enlarge / The original letter in which Galileo argued against the doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church. (credit: Royal Society) Renowned astronomer Galileo Galilei has been lauded for centuries for his courageous principled stance against the Catholic Church. He argued in favor of the Earth moving around the Sun, rather than vice versa, in direct ..