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Galileo's Missing Fingers Found

Jar of astronomer's digits donated to Italian museum

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 24, 2009 8:33 AM CST

(Newser) – Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo's corpse by the astronomer's 18th-century admirers have resurfaced for the first time in a century. The digits, preserved in an unmarked glass jar, were bought at auction by a man who realized who they belonged to; he...   Read full story »

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