Seeking the patronage of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Cosimo de Medici, Galileo initially sought permission to name the moons the “Cosmica Sidera” (or Cosimo’s Stars). At Cosimo’s suggestion, Galileo changed the name to Medicea Sidera (“the Medician stars”), honouring the Medici famil...
Medici Florence would have been very similar in the Renaissance. And, you know, everyone coming to London or Manchester in the 1840s, the cradles of modern capitalism. So you get these sparks, these cities which exist for a little while. The big thing for me about Vienna, only 30, 40 ...