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Galileo's observation of the star cluster in Orion and of the Praesepe cluster, 1610.
Galileo's observation of the star cluster in Orion and of the Praesepe cluster, 1610. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), one of the greatest scientists of all time, discovered Jupiter's moons and the laws governing falling bodies. This illustration was published in his Sidereus Nuncius (The Sidereal Messenger), 1610. The book was the first work describing what could be seen in the night sky with the newly invented telescope. Using a telescope of his own design, Galileo observed that the planet Jupiter had four satellites, that orbited the planet in a predictable manner like Earth's Moon.
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AR917722
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
4063px × 2580px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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17th century
Ann Ronan Pictures
Astronomy
B&W
B/W
Black & White
Black and white
Constellation
country
Discovery
GALILEI
Galilei, Galileo (1564-1642)
GALILEO
Italian
Italy
LOCATION
Monochrome
OBSERVATION
Orion
Praesepe Cluster
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Science
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
Star
star cluster
Woodcut