Sidereus Nuncius
Galileo Galilei · 1653
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Description
Galileo's Sidereus Nuncius, The Starry Messenger, appears here in the 1653 London Latin printing. Galileo published the work in Latin in 1610, reporting what his improved telescope showed. No public-domain English translation exists for this line, so the text stands in Latin, as early readers across Europe read it.
Galileo reported mountains on the Moon, four moons circling Jupiter, and crowds of stars inside the Milky Way. Each sight struck the old picture of perfect, unchanging heavens. News of the book raced across Europe and made Galileo famous and suspect at once. The slim 1610 report, kept here in its 1653 London form, is one of the founding documents of modern astronomy.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Galileo Galilei |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1653 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 263 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Internet Archive |
Source: https://archive.org/details/bim_early-english-books-1641-1700_sidereus-nuncius-_galilei-galileo_1653