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01-22-2009, 11:53 PM

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ROME (Reuters) - Italian and British scientists want to exhume the body of 16th century astronomer Galileo for DNA tests to determine if his severe vision problems may have affected some of his findings.

Scientists want DNA tests on Galileo for eye test | Oddly Enough | Reuters

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