Title Page of Galileo's Book


The title page of Galileo Galilei's book "Sidereus nuncius" (The Starry Messenger) (1610). The book describes the discoveries Galileo made with his telescope (perspicilli) including sunspots, faint stars of the Milky Way, four satellites of Jupiter, and mountains on the Moon.


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