Museo Galileo

"The Galileo Museum in Florence (also known as the Museum of the History of Science) houses all types of scientific tools and instruments from the Renaissance to the 20th century. It is one of the most important museums in the world in its field. Since 1930, the Museum of the History of Science has been housed in the Palazzano Castellani, one of the oldest buildings in Florence. It has been in existence since the 11th century. The oldest objects in the museum come from the Medici and Lorraine families. Among these objects, you will find mathematical, optical, astronomical, surgical and navigational artefacts. There is also a small collection of pocket watches with units from the late 16th century. Among the most valuable objects in the museum, we would have to highlight the telescope with which Galileo discovered the lunar mountains and the satellites of Jupiter, among other things, in 1609. Another of the most important objects is the first mercury barometer, invented in 1634. As a curiosity, the museum preserves as a relic Galileo's middle finger, separated from his body in 1737 when his remains were transferred to the family crypt."