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Two pages (scan) from Galilei's Sidereus Nuncius (“The Starry Messenger” or “The Herald of the Stars”), Venice, 1610.
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posted on 2014-04-24, 03:56 authored by Alyssa GoodmanAlyssa Goodman, Alberto Pepe, Alexander W. Blocker, Christine L. Borgman, Kyle CranmerKyle Cranmer, Merce CrosasMerce Crosas, Rosanne Di Stefano, Yolanda Gil, Paul GrothPaul Groth, Margaret Hedstrom, David W. Hogg, Vinay Kashyap, Ashish Mahabal, Aneta Siemiginowska, Aleksandra SlavkovicOn these pages, Galilei combines data (drawings of Jupiter and its moons), key metadata (timing of each observation, weather, and telescope properties), and text (descriptions of methods, analysis, and conclusions).
