The University of Michigan treasured its 17th-century Galileo manuscript. It turns out it was a fake. - CBS News


8/24/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 8 months ago
by Sophie Lewis

The document highlighting the discovery of Jupiter's moons​, described as one of the "jewels" of the library's collection, appears to have actually been written in the 20th century.

For nearly a century, the library at the University of Michigan had proudly displayed the so-called "Galileo manuscript" — a document believed to be written by the famous astronomer Galileo Galilei. … [+3002 chars]

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