La casa di Galileo Galilei
Ok, I fell behind posting because this one was across town and up a steep hill and I knew that I had to wait until I had a free (cooler) morning to walk over there.
Most of Galileo is buried here, in Santa Croce.
But a few fingers and a tooth are here, in the museum dedicated to the history of science:
When he died he wasn't allowed to be buried in a sanctified cemetery, but 100 years later, after overwhelming evidence supported his views, his body was moved. A science historian who was at the burial ceremony, however, couldn't resist cutting off parts of the scientific genius and keeping them for himself.
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