Meridian in front of Florence Galileo’s Museum Combination of tradition and modernity
The superb meridian that adorns the forecourt of the History of Science Museum was unveiled in 2008 and celebrates the combination of tradition (of which the museum is the custodian) and modernity. The signs of the zodiac in glass are laid out in the ground along a calibrated copper standard that runs for fifteen meters from the Arno parapet (where the summer solstice is marked) to the museum entrance (where the winter solstice is marked).
