Sidereus Nuncius or, the Sidereal Messenger by Galileo Galilei - 2016

University of Chicago Press, 2016-01-19. Second. paperback. Used: Good.

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University of Chicago Press, 2016. Trade paperback in fine condition. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Fine.

University of Chicago Press, 2016-01-19. Second. paperback. Used:Good.

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Galileo Galilei's Sidereus Nuncius is arguably the most dramatic scientific book ever published. It announced new and unexpected phenomena in the heavens, "unheard of through the ages," revealed by a mysterious new instrument.

Paperback / softback. New. Galileo Galilei's Sidereus Nuncius is arguably the most dramatic scientific book ever published. It announced new and unexpected phenomena in the heavens, "unheard of through the ages," revealed by a mysterious new instrument. Galileo had ingeniously improved the rudimentary "spyglasses" that appeared in Europe in 1608, and in the autumn of 1609 he pointed his new instrument at the sky, revealing astonishing sights: mountains on the moon, fixed stars invisible to the naked eye, individual stars in the Milky Way, and four moons around the planet Jupiter. These discoveries changed the terms of the debate between geocentric and heliocentric cosmology and helped ensure the eventual acceptance of the Copernican planetary system. Albert Van Helden's beautifully rendered and eminently readable translation is based on the Venice 1610 edition's original Latin text. An introduction, conclusion, and copious notes place the book in its… Read More

Univ of Chicago Pr, 2016. Paperback. New. 2nd edition. 131 pages. 9.00x5.50x0.50 inches.

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