Sequel to the Galileo Forgery.

On Friday, 14.02.2014, 6 p.m., Horst Bredekamp, Paul Needham, and others will present the new 3rd volume of their monumental series "Galileo's Sidereus nuncius" to the public:

Volume III: A Galileo Forgery. Unmasking the New York Siderius Nuncius.

This volume will be downloadable as a free (!) 'open access' eBook from DeGruyter and adds an interesting plot twist to the first two volumes:

Vol. I: Galileo's Sidereus nuncius: A comparison of the proof copy (New York) with other paradigmatic copies. (Ed. by Irene Brückle and Oliver Hahn)
Vol. II: Galileo makes a book: the first edition of Sidereus nuncius, Venice 1610 (Ed by Paul Needham)
(ISBN: 978-3-05-006240-2, November 2012, together 128 Euros)

Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Ernst-Reuter-Saal, Universitätsgebäude am Hegelplatz, Dorotheenstraße 24, 10117 Berlin. Admission free!

Also: Interview with Horst Bredekamp (in German)