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Heliographs, astrolabes, and other antique astrological instruments that belong to the Vatican Observatory stood alongside contemporary art inspired by Galileo and his science: rows of intensely hot, blindingly bright floodlights simulating the sun; a performance by a Tibetan musician playing a telescope-like horn.
The event took place Thursday at the American Academy in Rome, a research center for the arts and humanities whose gardens lie on the spot where, on the night of April 14, 1611, Galileo showed off his telescope for the first time to the most important scholars of his time.
Source: Associated Press [April 16, 2011]
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