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In article <t0fqh4$2e3hs$40@news.freedyn.de>
forging asshole <governor.swill@gmail.com> wrote:

Figures it happens on that dumb cunt Whitmer's watch.

For nearly a century, the library at the University of Michigan
had proudly displayed the so-called "Galileo manuscript" — a
document believed to be written by the famous astronomer Galileo
Galilei. Now, it's been revealed to be a forgery.

The university recently announced the one-page document,
described as one of the "jewels" of its collection, appears to
have been written in the 20th century, rather than 1609, as
previously believed.

The library launched an internal investigation after Nick
Wilding, a history professor at Georgia State University and
author of an upcoming biography of Galileo, expressed "serious
doubts about its authenticity." Wilding was known for exposing
similar forgeries.

According to the university, the fake document was likely
written by prolific Italian forger Tobia Nicotra. Nicotra spent
two years in jail in 1934 for forgery, which included forging
Galileo documents, the university said.

Wilding had specifically questioned its watermark and
provenance, and the school said his evidence was "compelling,"
coming to a similar conclusion. Officials found no other
documents with the same "BMO" watermark, referencing the Italian
city of Bergamo, before 1770. Additionally, they found "no
trace" of the manuscript's existence before 1930.

The document contains drafts that refer to Galileo's
presentation of a new telescope to the Doge of Venice on August
24, 1609 and his observations of Jupiter using a telescope in
January 1610. It was those observations that led to his
discovery of Jupiter's moons, marking the first time
observational data showed celestial objects orbiting a body
other than Earth.

The discovery debunked the theory that everything in the
universe orbited our planet, laying the foundation for modern
astronomy. "It reflects a pivotal moment in Galileo's life that
helped to change our understanding of the universe," the
university wrote of the notes.

The final, genuine version of the first half of the manuscript
is located in the State Archives in Venice. The real notes on
Jupiter's moon are part of the Sidereus Nuncius Dossier at the
Florence National Central Library.

The forged manuscript was acquired by Detroit businessman and
collector Tracy McGregor in May 1934 from the auction firm
American Art Anderson Galleries, the university said. The
auction catalog had noted it was authenticated by Cardinal
Pietro Maffi, the archbishop of Pisa.

Following his death, McGregor's trustees bequeathed the
manuscript to the University of Michigan in 1938, where it's
lived ever since.

The school is "now working to reconsider the manuscript's role
in our collection." In the future, "it may come to serve the
research, learning, and teaching interests in the arena of
fakes, forgeries, and hoaxes," the library said.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/galileo-manuscript-forgery- university-of-michigan/?intcid=CNI-00-10aaa3b

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On 8/25/22 2:50 AM, Wasn't Raped Whitmer wrote:

In article <t0fqh4$2e3hs$40@news.freedyn.de>
forging asshole <governor.swill@gmail.com> wrote:

Figures it happens on that dumb cunt Whitmer's watch.

For nearly a century, the library at the University of Michigan
had proudly displayed the so-called "Galileo manuscript" — a
document believed to be written by the famous astronomer Galileo
Galilei. Now, it's been revealed to be a forgery.

The university recently announced the one-page document,
described as one of the "jewels" of its collection, appears to
have been written in the 20th century, rather than 1609, as
previously believed.

The library launched an internal investigation after Nick
Wilding, a history professor at Georgia State University and
author of an upcoming biography of Galileo, expressed "serious
doubts about its authenticity." Wilding was known for exposing
similar forgeries.

According to the university, the fake document was likely
written by prolific Italian forger Tobia Nicotra. Nicotra spent
two years in jail in 1934 for forgery, which included forging
Galileo documents, the university said.

Wilding had specifically questioned its watermark and
provenance, and the school said his evidence was "compelling,"
coming to a similar conclusion. Officials found no other
documents with the same "BMO" watermark, referencing the Italian
city of Bergamo, before 1770. Additionally, they found "no
trace" of the manuscript's existence before 1930.

The document contains drafts that refer to Galileo's
presentation of a new telescope to the Doge of Venice on August
24, 1609 and his observations of Jupiter using a telescope in
January 1610. It was those observations that led to his
discovery of Jupiter's moons, marking the first time
observational data showed celestial objects orbiting a body
other than Earth.

The discovery debunked the theory that everything in the
universe orbited our planet, laying the foundation for modern
astronomy. "It reflects a pivotal moment in Galileo's life that
helped to change our understanding of the universe," the
university wrote of the notes.

The final, genuine version of the first half of the manuscript
is located in the State Archives in Venice. The real notes on
Jupiter's moon are part of the Sidereus Nuncius Dossier at the
Florence National Central Library.

The forged manuscript was acquired by Detroit businessman and
collector Tracy McGregor in May 1934 from the auction firm
American Art Anderson Galleries, the university said. The
auction catalog had noted it was authenticated by Cardinal
Pietro Maffi, the archbishop of Pisa.

Following his death, McGregor's trustees bequeathed the
manuscript to the University of Michigan in 1938, where it's
lived ever since.

The school is "now working to reconsider the manuscript's role
in our collection." In the future, "it may come to serve the
research, learning, and teaching interests in the arena of
fakes, forgeries, and hoaxes," the library said.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/galileo-manuscript-forgery- university-of-michigan/?intcid=CNI-00-10aaa3b

Proving "The educated can still be schooled".

Or

It's what you learn, after you know it all, that counts.






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