1. Confined with Archbishop Piccolomini

    · Siena, Tuscany, Italy

    Confined with Archbishop Piccolomini
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    After his condemnation, Galileo was transferred from Rome to Siena and placed in the hospitable custody of Archbishop Ascanio Piccolomini, where he resumed scientific work. The source proves presence in Siena but does not name the archbishop's residence in the quoted passage, so settlement coordinates are used.

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