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Table in the archbishop's palace opposite              
the Tower of Pisa, with a letter by Galilei            
concerning his experiments on the free fall.           
Two stone balls, similar to those Galilei              
dropped from the Tower of Pisa.
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Table in the archbishop's palace opposite the Tower of Pisa, with...

Tower of Pisa, the high platform with bell             
and two stone balls of approximately                   
the same size as those used by Galilei                 
for his experiments on the free fall.                  
In the background the Cathedral of Pisa.
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Tower of Pisa, the high platform with bell and two stone balls of a...

Swinging chandelier in the Cathedral of Pisa.          
In 1583 Galilei conceived the idea of pendulous        
motion while looking at this chandelier.
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Swinging chandelier in the Cathedral of Pisa. In 1583 Galilei conceive...

Swinging chandelier in the Cathedral of Pisa.          
In 1583 Galileo conceived the idea of pendulous        
motion while looking at this chandelier.
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Swinging chandelier in the Cathedral of Pisa. In 1583 Galileo conceive...

University of Padua. Rostrum in the Aula Magna which   
Galilei's students built for him (he was small) so     
that they could see him better while he was teaching.
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University of Padua. Rostrum in the Aula Magna which Galilei's students built...

Telescope, triangle, magnet compass, hourglass and pendulum clock (16th and 17th), which belonged to Galileo Galilei.
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Telescope, triangle, magnet compass, hourglass and pendulum clock (16th and 17th...

Telescope and other astronomical instruments,
built by Galileo, on the terrace of San Marco,
Venice, where they were shown to the Doge.
Instruments from the Museo della Scienza, Florence.
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Telescope and other astronomical instruments, built by Galileo, on the terrace o...

Galileo Galilei's room in Florence,                    
with his astronomical instruments
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Galileo Galilei's room in Florence, with his astronomical in...

Telescope, triangle, magnet compass  hourglass and pendulum clock (16th and 17th), which belonged to Galileo Galilei.
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Telescope, triangle, magnet compass hourglass and pendulum clock (16th and 17th...

Interior of the Palazzo Pitti with tapestry (17th)     
and Medici coat-of-arms. Galilei and his friends       
discussed science and literature here with the Grand   
Duke Cosimo II.
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Interior of the Palazzo Pitti with tapestry (17th) and Medici coat-of-arms....

First edition of the "Dialogo" by Galilei in which he  
supported Copernicus' view that the sun was the center 
of the universe: the publication brought Galilei before
the Inquisition.
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First edition of the "Dialogo" by Galilei in which he supported Copernicus' vi...

Galileo Galilei's workroom with his table and a globe.
Sentenced to seclusion by the Inquisition in Rome, he
returned to his house near Florence where he wrote the
"Discorsi".
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Galileo Galilei's workroom with his table and a globe. Sentenced to seclusion by...