Museum finds astronomer Galileo's lost body parts

[Mari333]

Two fingers and a tooth belonging to famed astronomer Galileo Galilei have been found more than 100 years after going missing, a museum in Italy says.

A collector bought the items, lost since 1905, at auction and gave them to Florence's History of Science Museum.


The museum said it had no doubt about the authenticity of the items.

Scientists cut the parts - plus another finger and a vertebrae - from Galileo's body in 1737, almost 100 years after he died.






"This is Galileo's middle finger, kept in a museum since its 1737 removal"
OH THE IRONY..its his MIDDLE FINGER












http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8371521.stm

[ddeclue]

1. Is Galileo giving the Pope the finger from beyond the grave?

:rofl:

[Mari333]

2. first thing I thought! a big F you to the Vatican

[Starry Messenger]

3. Nice.

:D

[aquart]

4. Did they save the Pope's body parts?

[Odin2005]

5. Yay! Us God-hating scientists have out own holy relic!

[msanthrope]

6. Point it towards the Vatican. n/t

[liberal_at_heart]

7. oookay

I'm more interested in his scientific theories and scientific instruments such as the telescope than his bones but okay.