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Nick Wilding to speak on Galileo forgeries

Wed, November 2nd, 2022
7:30 pm
- 8:30 pm

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The most iconic Galileo manuscript in America has been in the University of Michigan’s Special Collections for nearly a century. It depicts the telescopic discovery of the moons of Jupiter, a revolutionary moment in the history of astronomy and consciousness. New analyses show that the manuscript is in fact a fake. Join professor Nick Wilding in Bronfman Auditorium at 7:30pm on Wednesday as he takes you through the process of deauthenticating a forged icon.

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