Sidereus nuncius, or, The Sidereal messenger
Sidereus Nuncius (usually translated as Sidereal Messenger, also Starry Messenger or Sidereal Message) is a short astronomical treatise (or pamphlet) published in New Latin by Galileo Galilei in March 1610. It was the first published scientific work based on observations made through a telescope, and it contains the results of Galileo's early observations of the imperfect and mountainous Moon, the hundreds of stars that were unable to be seen in either the Milky Way or certain constellations wi…
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- Full title :Sidereus nuncius, or, The Sidereal messenger / Galileo Galilei ; translated with introduction, conclusion, and notes by Albert van Helden.
Summary
Sidereus Nuncius (usually translated as Sidereal Messenger, also Starry Messenger or Sidereal Message) is a short astronomical treatise (or pamphlet) published in New Latin by Galileo Galilei in March 1610. It was the first published scientific work based on observations made through a telescope, and it contains the results of Galileo's early observations of the imperfect and mountainous Moon, the hundreds of stars that were unable to be seen in either the Milky Way or certain constellations with the naked eye, and the Medicean Stars that appeared to be circling Jupiter.
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- Publication Date:1989.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication:Chicago
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1989.
The Physical Object
- Description:xii, 127 pages : : illustrations ; : 21 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0226279022, 9780226279022, 0226279030, 9780226279039
- oclc:ocm18382082
- LC Classification:QB41
- Dewey Decimal:520
Table of Contents
Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for Sidereus nuncius, or, The Sidereal messenger / Galileo Galilei ; translated with introduction, conclusion, and notes by Albert van Helden. -- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog -- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding. -- Preface -- Introduction -- Sidereus Nuncius -- Conclusion: The Reception of Sidereus Nuncius -- Bibliography -- Index -- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Astronomy Early works to 1800, Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642, Sidereus nuncius.
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