Friday 14 October 2022

Researcher discovers another astronomy book written by Galileo Galilei

Researcher discovers another astronomy book written by Galileo Galilei

The process for this discovery started with the revelation that some of Galileo’s documents held at the University of Michigan and at Morgan Library in New York City were in fact counterfeits made by the infamous forger Tobia Nicotra in the early 20th century. Professor Nick Wilding of Georgia State University, who discovered the counterfeit, demonstrated that the filigree of the paper that the texts were written on cannot predate the 18th century.
Read more: https://www.medievalists.net/2022/10/researcher-discovers-another-astronomy-book-written-by-galileo-galilei/?source=Snapzu

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