Showing posts with label astronomy history of science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label astronomy history of science. Show all posts
Monday, October 26, 2009

How Galileo And His Spyglass Turned The World On Its Head

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The humble wooden contraption with which Galileo made the astronomical discoveries that would transform science Photo: Florence, Istituto ...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Kepler's Revolutionary Achievements In 1609 Rival Galileo's

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Image: Catastrophe Averted: In a page from Kepler's Astronomia Nova, the astronomer works through the theretofore unexplained orbit of ...
Monday, August 3, 2009

Galileo's Vision

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Image: Galileo was the first to discover the moons of Jupiter. Michael Benson / Kinetikon Pictures / Corbis (Jupiter) / Scala / Art Resourc...
Monday, January 19, 2009

Scientists To Solve Astronomical Riddle Using Galileo DNA

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NASA image shows hot blue stars deep inside an elliptical galaxy. Italian scientists are trying to get Galileo's DNA in order to figure ...
Wednesday, January 14, 2009

History Corrected By 400-Year-Old Moon Map

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(Click The Image To Enlarge) Thomas Harriot's map of the whole Moon, made after looking through an early telescope. This image accuratel...
Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Christmas Star Mystery Continues

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The fabled Star of Bethlehem (shown above in a conceptual photo) may have been a series of events with great meaning for ancient skywatchers...
Monday, September 29, 2008

Einstein's long-lost telescope goes on display after being restored

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In this undated photo made available by the Hebrew University in Jerusalem on Monday, Sept. 22, 2008, an unidentified man adjusts a telescop...
Saturday, September 20, 2008

Who Discovered The Telescope?

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Controversy Over Telescope Origin -- BBC Science New evidence suggests the telescope may have been invented in Spain, not the Netherlands or...