Galileo's telescope : a European story
Astronomical instruments Astronomy Telescopes Astronomy - History - 17th century Fernrohr NATURE / Sky Observation Galilei, Galileo, History
Harvard University Press
2015
EISBN 9780674425446
Prologue.
From the Low Countries.
The Venetian archipelago.
Breaking news : lenses and envelopes.
In a flash.
Peregrinations.
The battle of Prague.
Across the English Channel : poets, philosophers, and astronomers.
Setting out to conquer France.
Milan : at the court of "King" Federico.
The dark skies of Florence.
Roman mission.
In motion : Portugal, India, China.
Epilogue.
From the Low Countries.
The Venetian archipelago.
Breaking news : lenses and envelopes.
In a flash.
Peregrinations.
The battle of Prague.
Across the English Channel : poets, philosophers, and astronomers.
Setting out to conquer France.
Milan : at the court of "King" Federico.
The dark skies of Florence.
Roman mission.
In motion : Portugal, India, China.
Epilogue.
