Thursday, April 28, 2011

Galileo Museum Virtual Tour

       The Galileo Museum in Florence, Italy was both very unique and fascinating. This museum was dedicated to the famous astronomer Galilei Galileo. In this museum, there are the two remaining telescopes in which Galileo was able to see the rings of Saturn in 1610. The Galileo Museum also has both the military and geometric compas's in which were use for most of Galileo's inventions. Also, in the museum, there is Galileo's thumb, index, middel finger from his right hand, and one of his teeth; persevered in a glass case. This amazing astronomer's corpse was transfered to a tomb in the Basilica of        Santa Croce, in Florence, Italy. Finally, the Galileo Museum is most extraordinary, and I for one would love to vist this museum, if I ever have the chance.


 You can learn more about the Galileo Museum at:
http://www.museogalileo.it/en/visit.html