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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.

Title Galileo's Telescope : A European Story / Massimo Bucciantini.
Edition Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only.
Publisher Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press
Creation Date [2015]
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations, Plates, and Maps -- Prologue -- 1. From the Low Countries -- 2. The Venetian Archipelago -- 3. Breaking News: Glass and Envelopes -- 4. In a Flash -- 5. Peregrinations -- 6. The Battle of Prague -- 7. Across the English Channel -- 8. Conquering France -- 9. Milan: At the Court of “King” Federico -- 10. The Dark Skies of Florence -- 11. The Roman Mission -- 12. In Motion: Portugal, India, China -- Epilogue -- Notes -- References -- Credits -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Extent 1 online resource (350 p.)
Language English
Copyright Date ©2015
National Library system number 997010716439605171
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