Thursday, August 25, 2011

Galileo Presents the Telescope

On this day in 1609, Galileo presented his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers. The rest is, as they say, "history."


Fresco (1858) by Giuseppe Bertini of Galileo
 showing the Doge of Venice how to use the telescope
Bertini Room, Villa Andrea Ponti  -  Varese, Italy


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