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A Galileo manuscript that had been treasured by the University of Michigan has been revealed to be a forgery that went undetected for over 80 years.The dubious document reportedly featured what was thought to have been the draft of a letter written by the famed astronomer as well as historic notes wherein he documented moons orbiting Jupiter, which was the first time such a celestial observation had ever been made. Since 1938, the manuscript was considered a prized piece of the University of Michigan Library's collection, until this past May when a historian contacted the institution to inform them that he had serious concerns about its authenticity.
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