Vatican Museum embraces Italy’s astronomical history
16 October 2009
Italy and Vatican have a rich history of astronomical excellence and now the Vatican and Italian observatories have joined forces to exhibit a collection of books and instruments that document this tradition.
The exhibit is called "Astrum 2009" and will run at the Vatican Museums from 16 October to 16 January 2010. On display will be 130 items, including Galileo Galilei's original handwritten notes detailing his observations of the Moon, and his publication "Starry Messenger" from 1610.
See this story, as reported by the Catholic News Service: http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0904575.htm
See a video describing the exhibition here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy6PFYd0eto
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