There was a large audience for the roundtable discussion on Galielo Galilei at the Italian Cultural Institute. Two important Italian scientists, Eugenio Coccia and Vittorio Canuto, participated in the debate moderated by Giorgio Einaudi, scientific director of the ISSNAF. The short film From Galileo to Hubble was also screened for audience members. The event is part of a seminar series on Italian scientific culture in New York