Galileo’s Telescope

Galileo’s Telescope
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 361
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ISBN-10 : 9780674736917
ISBN-13 : 0674736915
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Book Synopsis Galileo’s Telescope by : Massimo Bucciantini

Download or read book Galileo’s Telescope written by Massimo Bucciantini and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-23 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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