Galileo Showing John Milton the Moon, 1638
Galileo showing Milton the markings on the moon as seen through his new telescope. This meeting, between the English poet John Milton (1608-1674) and Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), supposedly took place in 1638 while Galileo was under house arrest
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