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Astronomy => In the Media... => Topic started by: Rick on Mar 31, 2009, 15:53:22

Title: Astronomers mark 400 years of Galilean star-gazing
Post by: Rick on Mar 31, 2009, 15:53:22
The 400th anniversary of the first recorded astronomical observations made using a telescope by Galileo Galilei - the forefather of modern astronomy - is being marked by the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.

But a commonly-held mistake is that Galileo invented the telescope himself.

More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7972000/7972981.stm
Title: Re: Astronomers mark 400 years of Galilean star-gazing
Post by: Carole on Mar 31, 2009, 17:45:34
God on you Greg!!

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Title: Re: Astronomers mark 400 years of Galilean star-gazing
Post by: Ian on Mar 31, 2009, 17:49:37
greg wasn't *that* good ;). Anyway it'd cause all sorts of theological issues making Greg a god. Could you imagine the list of commandments? Live life according to the good book Astronomy Now...
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