Museo Galileo

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Museo Galileo: References & Edit History

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Article revised and updated.	Amy Tikkanen	Sep 13, 2017
	Added/Edited contact info: Official Site of Museo Galileo.	Satyavrat Nirala	Mar 30, 2015
	Add new Web site: Official Site of Museo Galileo.	Satyavrat Nirala	Jan 23, 2015
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998