Just returned from Italy. Love mixing astronomy with travel.
Here are some images from Florence.
1. Some bits of Galileo – an index finger and a thumb and a tooth. Its an Italian thing.
2. The last two remaining telescopes made and used by Galileo. One of his original lenses is in the ornate holder below the telescopes.
3. The tomb of Galileo. The female figures are maths and geometry. Jupiter and the 4 moon he discovered are below him.
RichardJ
