Galileo's Telescope : A European Story / Massimo Bucciantini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bucciantini, Massimo, Author.

Contributor:

Camerota, Michele.

Giudice, Franco.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.

Galilei, Galileo.

Telescopes--Europe--History--17th century.

Telescopes.

Astronomical instruments--Europe--History--17th century.

Astronomical instruments.

Astronomy--History--17th century.

Astronomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Pilot project,eBook available to selected US libraries only

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jun 2020)

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780674425460

0674425464

9780674425446

0674425448

OCLC:

904014241