Villa Galileo
Detail #14

HERE
GALILEO GALILEI
BY HIS INTERIOR EYE
AGAIN SAW THAT SKY,THAT WORLD,THAT UNIVERSE
HE HAD ENLARGED
BEYOND WHAT WAS COMMONLY SEEN BY SCHOLARS
AND TALKING TO HIS PUPILS ABOUT MORE TRUTHS
DREW THE LAST YEARS
AND ACHIEVED HIS LIFE
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THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE
KEEPS THIS HOUSE FOR THE COMING MEN
AS A WITNESS OF COURAGE
A SIGN
OF THE UNDAUNTED LONGING FOR KNOWLEDGE

Translation: M. Fidecaro