In 1609, Galileo Galilei peered through a primitive telescope made of wood, paper and copper and discovered the mountains and craters of Mars and the stars that filled the Milky Way. Despite his telescope’s tiny range of view by today’s standards—looking through it, one cannot even see the entirety of the moon—Galileo was able to understand the celestial wonders he was seeing with his own eyes.
Springs resident Dava Sobel, the author of the bestselling historic memoir “Galileo’s Daughter,” will discuss Galileo’s discoveries on their 400th anniversary on Sunday, July 5 at one of the Montauk Observatory’s summer star parties. She will also talk about the International Year of Astronomy 2009, a global effort led by the International Astronomical Union and UNESCO and endorsed by the United Nations to help citizens... more
Springs resident Dava Sobel, the author of the bestselling historic memoir “Galileo’s Daughter,” will discuss Galileo’s discoveries on their 400th anniversary on Sunday, July 5 at one of the Montauk Observatory’s summer star parties. She will also talk about the International Year of Astronomy 2009, a global effort led by the International Astronomical Union and UNESCO and endorsed by the United Nations to help citizens... more
