Galileo and the Telescope. By David Levin; Posted 05.19.11; NOVA; Galileo's observations of the night sky in the early 1600s confirmed a new model of the universe, in which the Earth orbited the ...

Galileo's first telescope offered limited magnification and a narrow field of view. He eventually succeeded in magnifying an object about 30 times, but realized that enlarging it any ...

Galileo's Telescope Travels Far, Sees Farther Instruments of revolution can appear deceivingly simple. With a bit of wood, copper wire and paper, ...

400th Anniversary of Galileo's Telescope. Scientist celebrated today for changing our view of the universe. By ABC News. August 25, 2009, 1:54 PM. Aug. 25, 2009 — -- Who invented the telescope?

Remembering Galileo’s telescope. Just 400 years ago Galileo showed off his newly-designed telescope, forever changing not just his own life but all of science.

July 25 has been a date marked by remarkable events that have shaped history.One of the most profound events occurred on July ...

Galileo Galilei built dozens of telescopes back in the 16th Century when he changed the world and sparked a debate between religion and science that's still raging. Only two of the instruments ...

Today is Galileo’s 456th birth anniversary. His iconoclastic reputation overshadows his basic raison d’etre at the time – to make a buck. He was a struggling teacher who worked in the ‘gig economy’ of ...

Galileo proved this theory, and he did so by taking a new invention, the telescope, and vastly improving its powers of magnification so that he could observe the heavens with accuracy.

Now, four months later, Malone finally has his telescope--a Meade LX200 12-inch classic. He says the $4,500 device was the biggest portable scope he could afford, and that his boss gave him a ...

One of Galileo’s two remaining telescopes has come to The Franklin in Philadelphia. It’s the first time the artifact has traveled overseas from its home in Florence, Italy. The exhibit – Galileo, the ...

The telescope makers from Galileo to the space age Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. Object Details Author Land, Barbara Contents Hans Lippershey's ingenious spyglass -- Galileo's new window on the ...