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Format: 1 online resource (352 p.) : , 8 color illustrations, 25 halftones, 5 maps

Edition: Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only

ISBN: 9780674425446

Content: 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.

Note: 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 , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.4159/9780674425446

URL: https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674425446

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674425446

URL: https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674425446

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674425446

UID:

Format: 1 online resource (350 p.)

Edition: Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only

ISBN: 0-674-42546-4 , 0-674-42544-8

Content: 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.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , 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 , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-674-73691-5

Language: English

DOI: 10.4159/9780674425446