Why seeing Galileo’s original experiments left me speechless

Why seeing Galileo’s original experiments left me speechless

It’s impossible to know our place in history. Trapped in the furious back and forth of current events, from elections to dangerous conflicts, we can lose sight of how long it can take for processes emerging now to play out over time. I was reminded of this last week when, during a science-based visit to Florence, Italy, I visited the Galileo Museum. There, it became clear how many threads must be woven together before something new and potential…