Galileo’s Telescope
Author | : Massimo Bucciantini |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2015-03-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674736917 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674736915 |
Rating | : 4/5 (915 Downloads) |
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.