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Galileo
Astronomy, Galileo’s contribution
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Physics, Galileo’s contribution
The Astronomical Messenger (excerpt), by Galileo Galilei
see also Johannes Kepler
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Early Telescopes
Although a Dutch optician probably designed the first telescope, it was Galileo who turned it rigorously on the heavens in the early 17th century....
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