Museum: Galileo's fingers, tooth are found

Galileo's two fingers and a tooth, that had been removed in the 18th century, have been found. In 1737, 95 years after his death, admirers had removed three fingers, a vertebra, and a tooth. At the Museum of the History of Science one finger, that was recovered soon afterward, is now part of it display. The vertebra however is at University of Padua. The other two fingers and the tooth where kept by the admirer and later enclosed in a container. The container was then past on from generation to generation with in the family. As time went on the family lost track of what was in the container. The container was later sold and the relics were lost. The container resurfaced at an auction after being purchased by a private collector. The collector contacted Florence culture officials who used documents and documentation from the family that had owned it for so long to figure out the the remains belonged to Galileo.

Wow, wouldn't that be some crazy stuff to find body parts in a 300 year old container. What is wrong with these people to steel someones body parts. I mean there are a lot of people that I admire, but I wouldn't steel the body parts. Who were these people Jeffery Domers ancestors. I can't believe that the family lost track of what was in the container also. I mean that is something that you just don't forget.

What I don't get why would they display the poor guys body parts in a museum. I say put the guys body parts back where they belong, with the rest of his body. I mean this poor guy had it bad enough he was condemned by Vatican for saying that the Earth revolved around the sun. Let the man lay a piece not in pieces.

Not real sure how to conclude this blog but by saying I never thought I would be doing a report on Galileo let alone about his body parts.