Lost notes reveal Galileo closely studied the ancient Greek astronomer Ptolemy, offering fresh insight into his early scientific thinking.
The renowned physicist, mathematician, and philosopher would later reject the ideas presented in this very book.
In January, while examining ancient texts at Italy’s National Central Library of Florence, historian Ivan Malara found an ...
Handwriting analysis determined that the famed astronomer made notes in this copy of the ancient Greek text in the 1590s, decades before his own observations via telescope revolutionized our ...
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Historian says this 470-year-old book was owned by Galileo. His habit of praying was a dead giveaway
A book from 1551 that was owned by Galileo has been found. Ptolemy’s Almagest has some notes written in a corner, which gave ...
Found in a 16th-century copy of an ancient astronomy treatise, the annotations suggest that the trailblazing scientist ...
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer who changed how people understand space. He introduced the heliocentric model, ...
A joint archaeological mission by the University of Tübingen and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MoTA) has ...
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Scribbles in 500-year-old book expose Galileo’s quiet revolt
Historian Ivan Malara has identified handwritten annotations by Galileo Galilei in the margins of a roughly 500-year-old copy ...
What is a planetary retrograde? And what connection does it have to astrology? We explain how planets move across the sky.
Binoculars or a small telescope will show you why these swarming stars have given the glowing cloud Praesepe its nickname, Nigel Henbest writes ...
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