Professor Paalikles' teachings: Giving the finger - Page 2

vbraun · 03-06-2005, 02:20

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quote:Astronomer Galileo's meticulously preserved middle finger can be seen today in Italy's Museo di Storia del Scienza. The famous astronomer's appendage was plucked from his dead body by a souvenir-seeking Anton Francesco Gori in 1737. Gori detached this prize while moving the body from an undignified storage closet to a nearby chapel. Isn't it fitting that Galileo is still giving 'the finger' to all those who doubted his proofs of Copernicus' theory that the sun was the center of the galaxy?

Matrix · 03-06-2005, 21:03

It's funny to realize that the only relic of which we know is authentic is of someone who propagated against the Roman church.

03-06-2005, 21:03	#12
Matrix Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 4,828	It's funny to realize that the only relic of which we know is authentic is of someone who propagated against the Roman church. __________________