Galileos Telescope - A European Story

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. Galileös 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.

About the author

Massimo Bucciantini is Professor of the History of Science at the University of Siena.Michele Camerota is Professor of the History of Science at the University of Cagliari.Franco Giudice is Professor of the History of Science at the University of Bergamo.

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.

Product details

• Authors: Massimo Bucciantini, Massimo Camerota Bucciantini, Bucciantini Massimo, Michele Camerota, Camerota Michele, Franco Giudice, Giudice Franco
• Assisted by: Catherine Bolton (Translation), Bolton Catherine (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.03.2015
• EAN: 9780674736917
• ISBN: 978-0-674-73691-7
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); European History, SCIENCE / History, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Engineering, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Manufacturing, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, Italy, History of Science, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700, Precision engineering and manufacturing, Precision instruments manufacture