Galileo’s Telescope
| Author | : Massimo Bucciantini |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 361 |
| Release | : 2015 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674736917 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674736915 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (915 Downloads) |
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 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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