... well almost.
I've been doing a bit of genealogical research on-line and I discovered that someone - I guess somewhere down the track we must be related - had done quite a bit of research on one line of my maternal grandmother's side of the family. I guess this would be a good time to say that I'm only half Italian, the other half being of Irish descent with a smattering of English.
It seems that the English side has been traced back to a certain Dr. Thomas Coxe who was born in 1615 which is only 6 years after Galileo produced his telescope. If I can find good ol' Tom's father or mother the line would go back to before the telescope. In the words of Effie - "How very excitement!!" From what I understand I have little hope of easily tracing the Irish line back this far and the Italian side is another matter all together.
Anyway, I just wanted to share this snippet with you all as I found it quite interesting considering the date.
Cheers,
Mario