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Galileo’s Telescope: A European Story | Massimo Bucciantini, Michele Camerota, Franco Giudice
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Between 1608 and 1610 the canopy of the night sky was ripped open by an object created almost by accident: a cylinder with lenses at both ends. Galileo’s Telescope tells how this ingenious device evolved into a precision instrument that would transcend the limits of human vision and transform humanity’s view of its place in the cosmos.
This ebook is also on sale for $1.99 and I couldn‘t resist it to continue my readings from #Italy for my upcoming trip. Is studied Galileo in college for a class about the Scientific Revolution. I wonder how much I‘ll remember