The sidereal messenger of Galileo Galilei : and a part of the preface to…

"The Sidereal Messenger of Galileo Galilei" is an astronomical treatise published in 1610. It marks the first published scientific work based on telescopic observations. Galileo reveals stunning discoveries: mountains on the Moon's surface, hundreds of previously invisible stars in the Milky Way, and four celestial bodies orbiting Jupiter. Through detailed drawings and descriptions, he challenges long-held beliefs about the heavens. His observations of what he called the "Medicean Stars" would forever change humanity's understanding of the cosmos and our place within it. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642
Author Kepler, Johannes, 1571-1630
Translator Carlos, Edward Stafford, 1842-1927
LoC No. 07005111
Title The sidereal messenger of Galileo Galilei : and a part of the preface to Kepler's Dioptrics containing the original account of Galileo's astronomical discoveries
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidereus_Nuncius
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 53.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class QB: Science: Astronomy
Subject Astronomy -- Early works to 1800
Subject Jupiter (Planet) -- Satellites
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EBook-No. 46036
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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