Galileo Galilei

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Galileo Galilei

30 Galileo Galilei codices from the Accademia del Cimento, Lotto Cimento, Galilean Collection.

It represents one of the most important collections in the history of science between the 17th and 18th centuries. It also includes manuscripts by Galileo’s disciples, (Castelli, Cavalieri, Torricelli, Viviani), their correspondence, and letters with the most prominent scientists across Europe, such as Mersenne, Gassendi, Stenone, Peiresc.

National Central Library of Florence.