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Title: Galileo, his life and work
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Fahie, J. J. (John Joseph), 1846-1934
Subjects: Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 Astronomy Astronomers
Publisher: London, J. Murray
Contributing Library: Wellesley College Library
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is medicines.These kindly visits were repeated more than onceeither by the Sovereign himself, who used to say, I do so because I have only one Galileo, or bysome member of the Medici family.^ ^ At this time Alberto, il Grazioso Albertino, as Maria Celestealways called him, was staying with his uncle on a long visit. OfMichelangelos large family but three sons now remained, Vincenzio,who was teacher of music and singing to some Polish prince, Alberto,lute and violin player in the service of the Duke of Bavaria, and ayounger boy, Cosimo, whom Alberto was maintaining. The wife,a son, and three daughters, all are supposed to have perished in thesack and burning of Munich a few years before (1634). 2 These visits are recorded on a white marble slab over the entrance door as follows :— . , . Qui ove abito Galileo Non sdegno Piegarsi alia Potenza del Genio La Maestk di Ferdinando II. Dei Medici In the little garden at the back of the house is an old sundial, said to be the work of Galileo.
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(;a i.j IA-. o (; \!.31.1:1 // /■■■. 384. i64i) THOUGHT TO BE DYING 385 It had been for a long time Galileos wish tohave with him in the evening of his life hisfavourite disciple and lifelong friend FatherCastelli, and as it was now supposed that hisdays were few, the Grand Duke sent the followinginstructions to his Ambassador in Rome, in adespatch from Cioli, on 9th September 1638:— Signor Galileo, from his great age and theillnesses which afflict him, is in a condition soonto go to the other world; and although in thisthe eternal memory of his fame is alreadysecured, yet his Highness is greatly desirousthat the world should sustain as little loss aspossible by his death, and that his labours maynot perish, but, for the public good, may bebrought to that perfection which he will notnow be able to give them. He has in histhoughts many things worthy of him which hecannot be prevailed on to communicat

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