The
Science Museum in Florence, Italy
My wife Julie and I went to Italy to celebrate our 30th
anniversary. I have put together a new
educational public photo presentation about our fascinating visit to the Museo
Galileo in Florence. I call the talk, “Galileo’s
Fingers”. While at the museum, I saw two
telescopes that were actually made by Galileo, as well as a number of other
scientific instruments constructed by this great genius. The museum was filled with interesting archaic
scientific instruments from many sources dating back over a span of a thousand
years, including: antique telescopes, armillary spheres, celestial globes, etc.
Why a peculiar title like “Galileo’s Fingers”? Well, preserved in ornate glass bell jars, I
saw and photographed (you guessed it) Galileo’s fingers!
