Objective lens
Galileo Galilei
Objective lens, Padua, late 1609
Glass, 58 mm (410 x 300 mm with frame)
Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence, inv. 2429
Galileo sent a still unbound copy of the Sidereus nuncius to Cosimo II along with the telescope he had used for his celestial discoveries in the winter of 1609-1610.
The objective lens of this telescope was put back together in 1677 and inserted in a frame made of ebony and ivory, recalling Galileo's discoveries.
Credit:
Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence
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About the Image
| Id: | galileo_03 |
| Size: | 2299 x 2953 px |
About the Object
| Type: | • Historical Images |
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