2009年3月28日 星期六

A Telescope to the Past as Galileo Visits U.S.

Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer for the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, examining Galileo’s craftsmanship in a 400-year-old telescope. “Absolutely amazing,” he said, seeing the inscription.
Ryan Collerd for The New York Times

A Telescope to the Past as Galileo Visits U.S.

On loan from Florence, a 400-year-old telescope used by the astronomer gives you an idea of how hard it must have been for Galileo to be Galileo.

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