Project Gutenberg 2014-06-19 Public domain in the USA. 682 Galilei, Galileo 1564 1642 Galileo Galilei, G. (Galileo) Kepler, Johannes 1571 1630 Keppler, Johann Kepler, Jan Kepler, Johann Kepler, Iogann Kepler, John Kepler, J. (Johannes) Carlos, Edward Stafford 07005111 The Sidereal Messenger of Galileo Galilei and a Part of the Preface to Kepler's Dioptrics Containing the Original Account of Galileo's Astronomical Discoveries Produced by David Edwards, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Sidereal Messenger of Galileo Galilei" by Galileo Galilei is a scientific publication written in the early 17th century. This work details Galileo's groundbreaking astronomical discoveries made through his improved telescope, which revolutionized the study of the cosmos. The text focuses on various celestial phenomena, including the observation of the Moon's surface and his discovery of Jupiter's satellites, which played a vital role in advancing the Copernican model of the solar system. The opening of the text introduces Galileo's passion for celestial observation, sparked by the invention of the telescope. It recounts his early successes, detailing the construction of his own telescope and the clarity it provided in observing the Moon's rugged surface, which contradicted the long-held belief in its smoothness. Additionally, Galileo expresses excitement over his observations of four previously unknown celestial bodies orbiting Jupiter, which he names the "Medicean Stars." He invites fellow astronomers to verify his findings, setting the stage for a transformative period in astronomy that challenged existing paradigms regarding the structure of the universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46036/46036-h/images/cover.jpg en Astronomy -- Early works to 1800 Jupiter (Planet) -- Satellites QB Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Astronomy Browsing: Science - General 209356 209364 2024-09-19T09:31:36.467116 2023-09-20T05:51:40.729016 text/html text/html 206365 2014-06-24T19:43:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 518441 2014-06-24T13:15:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 542347 2024-09-19T09:31:41.742080 application/epub+zip 543111 2024-09-19T09:31:37.933102 application/epub+zip 114409 2024-09-19T09:31:36.849122 application/epub+zip 605555 2024-09-19T09:31:44.210064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 582169 2024-09-19T09:31:40.674106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160596 2022-09-21T03:45:57.580173 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194792 2024-09-19T09:31:36.007102 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 194782 2014-06-19T14:55:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 63662 2014-06-19T14:55:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19157 2024-09-19T09:31:44.345069 application/rdf+xml 13936 2024-09-19T09:31:36.935295 image/jpeg 2146 2024-09-19T09:31:36.892110 image/jpeg 521442 2024-09-19T09:31:36.523134 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog