Galileo Galilei’s First Drawings of the Moon After Seeing It Through the Telescope in 1609
Galileo Galilei’s First Drawings of the Moon After Seeing It Through the Telescope in 1609
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Fun fact about Galileo and the Moon. Late in life, Galileo discovered the librations of the moon, small oscillations in the Moon's orientation that allow us to peek at small bits of the dark side. At the time of this discovery, he was already 68 and in the process of going blind. He went completely blind a few years later.
47 0 ReplyFun fact
He went completely blind a few years later.
this got progressively less fun as it went along
60 0 Replyyep, it took a dark turn.
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Really cool. Are there any details about it?
15 0 ReplyHere's the article on the pamphlet that Galileo published the pictures in:
14 0 ReplyThanks, interesting read.
Can you imagine seeing for the first time Jupiter through a telescope?
And then he was put under house arrest by the catholic Church!
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Is this in a museum somewhere? Would be cool to see up close
8 0 ReplyI found a great scan of the original book on the Smithsonian website but I'm still unsure where it is located today.
https://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/sidereusnuncius00gali
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Something about these is so calming, thanks Gal Gal.
6 0 ReplyLate in life, Galileo discovered the lib
1 0 ReplyGalileo Galileo
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