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The first page of the first edition of The Sidereal Messenger (Sidereus Nuncius) printed in Venice in March of 1610. |
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The ancient Via San Leonardo leads up out of the center of Florence on the south side of the Arno river and climbs up into the hills to Pian dei Giullari where one finds the villa in which Galileo spent his last years. |
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The country house called "Il Gioello" or "The Jewel" because of its location on the crest of the hill of Pian dei Giullari. Pian dei Giullari or "The Field of the Minstrels" is located just up the hill from the monastery where Galileo's daughter lived. The villa is now being restored. The University of Florence has its department of Astronomy on the grounds including an observatory. |
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The intersection with Via Pian dei Giullari and the small street to the right that leads down the hill to the monastery of San Matteo where Galileo's daughter lived. |
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Suor Maria Celeste, Galileo's daughter, who lived in the monastery of San Matteo in Arcetri. |
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The monastery of San Matteo in Arcetri just down the hill from Galileo's villa. The greenery visible just to the right of the church in within the walled garden of the monastery. |
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Looking through a break in the gate one can see inside of the garden of San Matteo in Arcetri. |
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We are standing along the wall that runs along the street outside San Matteo in Arcetri and we are looking up the hill to the villa where Galileo lived and thus we have a good idea of how close Galileo lived to the monastery where his daughter passed all her adult days. |
"The lamp of Galileo." Cathedral of Pisa. Enlarge Image
