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| 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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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."
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