Fahie, J. J. (John Joseph), 1846-1934 · London, J. Murray · leaf 21
four daughters, Virginia, Anna, Livia, andLena. Of Anna we know nothing, and of Lenavery little. Galileo, the eldest, was born in Pisa, where hisfather was engaged in commerce, on 15th February1564—just three days before his famous fellow-countryman, Michelangelo Buonarroti, closed hiseyes in Rome.… … _.^.:.a Supposed Birthplace of Galileo, in Pisa. i To /ace p. 4- 1589) VALLOMBROSA 5 Here he made himself acquainted with the bestLatin authors, and also acquired a fair commandof the Greek tongue, thus laying the foundation ofthe elegant and incisive style for which his writingsare so…
