Four hundred years ago, the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei looked into space and changed our view of the universe. Heres award-winning journalist David Zax on how Galileo used the telescope to change our world view. From that ugly old cylinder, he writes, came the profound idea that we are part of something much larger.
Four hundred years ago, the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei looked into space and changed our view of the universe. Heres award-winning journalist David Zax on how Galileo used the telescope to change our world view. From that ugly old cylinder, he writes, came the profound idea that we are part of something much larger.