The Italian scientists want to discover the tomb of Galileo Galilei

The Italian scientists want to open dumping great scientist Galileo Galilei in the Florence Cathedral of Santa Croce. Scientists from the Institute and Museum of the History of Science in Florence are going to get a sample of DNA Galilee. Through genetic testing, they hope to find confirmation of the hypothesis, for which the astronomer had big problems with vision, with obvious consequences for the discoveries made by him, says "Rossiyskaya Gazeta".

"We know that for many years, Galileo Galilei was suffering from a congenital eye disease and are known to have died as a completely blind - said publishing director of the institute Prof. Paolo Gallutstsi. - If we succeed through DNA to determine what specifically ill great scientist, and thus, to see how it evolves over time, vision, then it gives us an opportunity, in particular, to understand why, instead of the rings of Saturn, he saw two obscure spots along the edges of this planet. "

We know that Galileo in 1610 pointed out that Saturn does not look like a single body, and three bodies, nearly related to each other. In doing so, he suggested that the two satellites of Saturn. Two years later, he repeated the observation, and, much to his surprise, found no traces of these satellites. After nearly a half-century Dutch scientist Christian Gyuygens, who had a telescope with a 93-fold increase, proved that visible Galilei "spots" are in fact the rings.

It is believed that Galileo not considered due to the imperfections of his telescope. It is believed in the Florentine institute of history of science, it is a physical defect, the consequences of which could have an impact on some other works of the scientist.

"We would like to establish that indeed saw Galileo when his deformed vision to take the interaction with glass telescope - said Paolo Gallutstsi. - I think, for science, for truth it will be very helpful. There is another reason why we insist on . The fact that Galileo's tomb in the cathedral of Santa Croce are also the remains of a woman. Who is she, not known for certain. But, as we believe they buried the eldest daughter of the scientist - Virginia. It is believed that Galileo was a man alone but few know that it has maintained for many years, inspired by the eldest daughter, smart and hardworking young woman given to the monastery in adolescence, and took the name Sister Mary Cheleste. After the death of Galileo he had found 120 caring letters and loving daughters. It, about this in due time, wrote a wonderful novel writer Dawa Sobel. "

In order to restore the "look" Galileo, Florentine institute plans to involve experts from various fields - eye doctors, geneticists, historians, astronomers. Meanwhile, Paolo Gallutstsi and his assistants collect the funds needed for the project - it requires a minimum of 300 thousand euros.