Sidereus Nuncius is a key pamphlet in the history of Astronomy published by Galileo Galilei in 1610. The Starry messenger it’s an important step in the development of human thinking. The reactions to Galileo’s observations were varying from hostility to disbelief, but despite this and the controversy with the Catholic Church the new form of astronomical science was quickly spreading between other literates and scientists.
Our edition is not only utterly beautiful, it also features the original Latin and the English translation with all the illustrations of heavenly bodies, including the stars of the Milky Way, several of Jupiter’s moons, and the surface of the Earth’s moon.
- Limited edition
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