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Galileo Forgery’s Trail Leads to Web of Mistresses and Manuscripts

The unmasking of a fake Galileo manuscript this summer brought renewed attention to a colorful, prolific early-20th-century forger named Tobia Nicotra.

A Watermark, and ‘Spidey Sense,’ Unmask a Forged Galileo Treasure

One of the University of Michigan Library’s most prized possessions, which appeared to be a Galileo manuscript, is now thought to be the work of...
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