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Author:

Bucciantini, Massimo, author.

Title:

Galileo's telescope : a European story / Massimo Bucciantini, Michele Camerota, Franco Giudice ; translated by Catherine Bolton.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

x, 340 pages ; 25 cm

Subject:

Telescopes--Europe--History--17th century.
Astronomical instruments--Europe--History--17th century.
Galilei, Galileo,--1564-1642.
Astronomy--History--17th century.
1600 - 1699

Other Authors:

Camerota, Michele, author.
Giudice, Franco, author.
Bolton, Catherine, translator.

Other Titles:

Telescopio di Galileo. English

Notes:

Translated from the Italian. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Prologue -- From the Low Countries -- The Venetian archipelago -- Breaking news : glass and envelopes -- In a flash -- Peregrinations -- The battle of Prague -- Across the English Channel : poets, philosophers, and astronomers -- Conquering France -- Milan : at the court of "King" Federico -- The dark skies of Florence -- The Roman mission -- In motion : Portugal, India, China -- Epilogue.

ISBN:

0674736915
9780674736917

OCLC:

(OCoLC)890377518

LCCN:

2014033443

Locations:

UXAX826 -- St. Ambrose University Library (Davenport)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)