Telescope by Galileo (replica)
- Made:
- 1610; 1923 in Florence
- maker:
- Galileo Galilei and
- Galileo Galilei and
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Painting. [Galileo Galilei] / by A. Susan Zileri (fl. 1884-1934), 1884. Oil on canvas; 61.5x51cm in curly wood and gilt
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(Left) Facsimile of telescope by Galileo with main tube measuring 2-foot, 8 1/2-inches and magnification of 21 times.
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Painting. [Galileo Galilei] / by A. Susan Zileri (fl. 1884-1934), 1884. Oil on canvas; 61.5x51cm in curly wood and gilt
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Replica of one of the telescopes made by Galileo Galilei after he learnt of the invention of the telescope in 1608.
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Replica of one of the telescopes made by Galileo Galilei after he learnt of the invention of the telescope in 1608.
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Replica of one of the telescopes made by Galileo Galilei after he learnt of the invention of the telescope in 1608.
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Replica of one of the telescopes made by Galileo Galilei after he learnt of the invention of the telescope in 1608.
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Replica of one of the telescopes made by Galileo Galilei after he learnt of the invention of the telescope in 1608.
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Facsimile of telescope by Galileo with main tube measuring 2-foot, 8 1/2-inches and magnification of 21 times. Made by Cipriani and purchased from the Museo di Fisica e Storia Naturale, Florence, Italy in 1923.
Replica of one of the telescopes made by Galileo Galilei after he learnt of the invention of the telescope in 1608. The refracting telescope magnifies only 21 times yet gives a very restricted field of view. As a result Galileo was only able to view about a third of the Moon through his telescopes. Despite these limitations, Galileo published, 'Sidereus Nuncius' in 1610, which describes the new celestial sights he saw with his new telescope. These included craters on the Moon, the phases of Venus and the moons of Jupiter. This facsimile was made in 1923 at the Museo di Fisica e Storia Naturale, in Florence, Italy where the original still resides.
Details
- Category:
- Astronomy
- Object Number:
- 1923-668
- Measurements:
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overall: 970 mm 60 mm, .345kg
- type:
- telescope - refracting
- taxonomy:
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- derivative object
- copy - derivative object
- reproduction
- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
- optical instrument
- telescope
- telescope - refracting
- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
- optical instrument
- telescope
- disciplines
- disciplines
- science
- natural sciences
- physical sciences
