Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1906-03-02 | Page 6 | The Fingers of Galileo

the fingers of galileo florence la Is excited excite dover over the fingers of galileo it appears that when the great astion astronomers omers body vas aas admitted to sepulture in the church ot of the idol cross in 1737 vincenzio capp Cappo cappone it nl a irelita cut off on with hla his own vand nand he be two fingers which had written tio BO miny many beautiful things in other words he stole tho the right thumb anti ami forefinger while another admirer nichea the hie left thumb which nt lit last Is in now in the flo enlie mu reum benin while tho the two cappone fingers lashing las shiff ori on the migration tion ot of the bend ot of the family faintly to I 1 rance to Ms alj stew ard ate aie now in tho the possession of hla his laughter daughter a of 84 who alto seeks to herself herbek from poverty by sell ing them she had had offers from an american but having the Ind escie tion to 0 o publish thirst h m florentine pa rose in arms and now de ue mands that the fingers hould join that alicade in ili the museum worse still instent for them la Is refused and proceedings have been taken to corn com pel the poor old moman to land hand them oer nev nem loik oil lilburne