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<p><p>the Historical And Social Implications Of The Telescope And That Instrument&#8217;s Modern-day Significance Are Brought Into Startling Focus In This Fascinating Account. When Galileo Looked To The Sky With His Perspicillum, Or Spyglass, Roughly 400 Years Ago, He Could Not Have Fathomed The Amount Of Change His Astonishing Findings&#8212;a Seemingly Flat Moon Magically Transformed Into A Dynamic, Crater-filled Orb And A Large, Black Sky Suddenly Held Millions Of Galaxies&#8212;would Have On Civilizations. Reflecting On How Galileo&#8217;s World Compares With Contemporary Society, This Insightful Analysis Deftly Moves From The Cutting-edge Technology Available In 17th-century Europe To The Unbelievable Phenomena Discovered During The Last 50 Years, Documenting Important Astronomical Advances And The Effects They Have Had Over The Years.</p> <h3>publishers Weekly</h3> <p>on The Occasion Of The Telescope's 400th Birthday, Author And Former Nasa Scientist Maran (astronomy For Dummies) And Physics Professor Marschall (the Supernova Story) Examine How Galileo's Invention Led To Ground-breaking Discoveries And The Confirmation Of The Heliocentric Copernican Hypothesis. Alternating Be

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Author

Maran, Stephen P.; Marschall, Laurence A.; [Maran, Stephen P.; Marschall, Laurence A.;]

Publisher

BenBella Books ; Distributed by Perseus Distribution

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781933771595

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, History, Astronomy