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Venice (Oakland: Octavo), 1610; 2000. 1st edition. Other Binding. New/No Jacket (as issued). New copy, still in shrinkwrap. Digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on CD-ROM disc; not a printed book) of a copy of the first edition of one of the most important works in the history of the science of astronomy. Galileo Galilei's telescopic observations marked a defining moment in the Renaissance departure from ancient cosmology, as they provided experimental verification to the heliocentric theory of Copernicus. In this book, Galileo reported his earthshaking findings in vivid, immediate terms and lucid diagrams. This Octavo Edition contains detailed digital images (may be magnified at up to 800% of original size) of every page of the original edition as well as a searchable full English translation of the text and new introduction by Albert Van Helden. The Latin text of the original is also fully searchable.
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- Title Sidereus Nuncius
- Author Galileo Galilei
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st edition
- Pages 96
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Not Avail
- Date August 20, 1998
- ISBN 9781891788123 / 1891788124
- Dewey Decimal Code 520
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