Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Made:
1610; 1923 in Florence
maker:
Galileo Galilei
and
Galileo Galilei
and
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Facsimile of telescope by Galileo with main tube measuring
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Facsimile of telescope by Galileo with main tube measuring
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Painting. [Galileo Galilei] / by A. Susan Zileri (fl
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

(Left) Facsimile of telescope by Galileo with main tube
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Facsimile of telescope by Galileo with main tube measuring
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Facsimile of telescope by Galileo with main tube measuring
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Painting. [Galileo Galilei] / by A. Susan Zileri (fl
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Replica of one of the telescopes made by Galileo Galilei after
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Replica of one of the telescopes made by Galileo Galilei after
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Replica of one of the telescopes made by Galileo Galilei after
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Replica of one of the telescopes made by Galileo Galilei after
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Replica of one of the telescopes made by Galileo Galilei after
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Facsimile of telescope by Galileo with main tube measuring 2-foot, 8 1/2-inches and magnification of 21 times. Made by Cipriani and purchased from the Museo di Fisica e Storia Naturale, Florence, Italy in 1923.

Replica of one of the telescopes made by Galileo Galilei after he learnt of the invention of the telescope in 1608. The refracting telescope magnifies only 21 times yet gives a very restricted field of view. As a result Galileo was only able to view about a third of the Moon through his telescopes. Despite these limitations, Galileo published, 'Sidereus Nuncius' in 1610, which describes the new celestial sights he saw with his new telescope. These included craters on the Moon, the phases of Venus and the moons of Jupiter. This facsimile was made in 1923 at the Museo di Fisica e Storia Naturale, in Florence, Italy where the original still resides.

Details

Category:
Astronomy
Object Number:
1923-668
Materials:
card, leather, glass and complete
Measurements:
overall: 970 mm 60 mm, .345kg
type:
telescope - galilean, telescope - refracting and replica
credit:
Purchased