Galileo's Telescope
A European Story
Nonfiction, History, Renaissance, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences, European General
| Author: | Massimo Bucciantini | ISBN: | 9780674425460 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | March 1, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Massimo Bucciantini |
| ISBN: | 9780674425460 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | March 1, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
