<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei" id="mwPw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Galileo Galilei">Galileo Galilei</a> demonstrates his first telescope to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Venice" id="mwQA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Republic of Venice">Venetian</a> lawmakers.