The National Central Library of Florence is a public national library in Florence, the largest in Italy and one of the most important in Europe. It is one of the two central libraries of Italy, along
View of the Library from Piazza dei Cavalleggeri
Arno river facade
The library beside Santa Croce
The rotunda
Galileo Galilei
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Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei, commonly referred to as Galileo Galilei or mononymously as Galileo, was an Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer and polymath. He was born in Pisa, then par
National Central Library (Florence)
…facade The library beside Santa Croce The rotunda Bronze cherubs on the facade Interiors The distribution hall The catalogues room The reading room The Galileo's dome. Statue of Letizia Ramolino (1750-1836), mother of Napoleon Bust of Antonio Magliabechi (1633-1714) Manuscripts Giovannino de' Grassi, The eternal…
Portrait c. 1640
Portrait believed to be of Galileo's elder daughter Virginia, who was particularly devoted to her father
"Cannocchiali" telescopes at the Museo Galileo, Florence, suspected to be Galilean telescopes (top: 1610–1630; bottom: 1609–1640)
An illustration of the Moon from Sidereus Nuncius, published in Venice, 1610