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@publicvoit@graz.social
2025-06-07 06:55:42

This is the original middle finger of the right hand of #GalileoGalilei as it can be seen in the #MuseoGalileo, Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza in #Florence:

Description by the museum: Middle finger of Galileo's right hand ca. 1737 (case and inscription)
The finger in a glass egg, its top is removed, allowing a perfect look at the relic
the finger relic with its vessel or whatever you call that thing
Portrait of Galileo Galilei Santi di Tito first decade 17th century