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Sidereus Nuncius (usually Sidereal Messenger, also Starry Messenger or Sidereal Message) is a short astronomical treatise (or pamphlet) published in Neo-Latin by Galileo Galilei on March 13, 1610. [1] It was the first published scientific work based on observations made through a telescope, and it contains the results of Galileo's early ...
Sidereus nuncius. 7. Telescope When Galileo first turned the newly invented telescope to the heavens, this became the first printed account of his new discoveries, including mountains and valleys on the face of the moon, four satellites of Jupiter, the countless stars of the Milky Way, and earthshine. Often translated as "Starry Messenger ...
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) published Sidereus Nuncius, or the 'Starry Messenger' in 1610. In it he provided a lively and accessible account of his telescopic work: his observations of the Moon and, particularly, his discovery and observations of four satellites around Jupiter.
The distance of the Moon was commonly known to be about sixty terrestrial radii. In the manuscript as well as the printed version of Sidereus Nuncius, Galileo mistakenly uses diameters, as he does in his letter of January 7, 1610 (Opere, 10:273, 277). A slip of the pen therefore appears to be ruled out.
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Sidereus Nuncius means “Starry Messenger” in Latin. Galilei viewed the 550 copies of his book as messengers of his technological and scientific discoveries. In Siderius Nuncius, Galilei described the telescope and shared two revolutionary discoveries he had made using his new telescope.
Translated with Commentary and a New Preface by Albert Van Helden. Galileo Galilei’s Sidereus Nuncius is arguably the most dramatic scientific book ever published. It announced new and unexpected phenomena in the heavens, “unheard of through the ages,” revealed by a mysterious new instrument.
Jan 1, 2013 · This beautiful volume includes a full-color facsimile of Galileo Galilei’s Siderius Nuncius, the definitive translation by Albert Van Helden, and essays from six leading Galileo scholars who address the monumental impact of his discoveries. Levenger Books in association with the Library of Congress. 8. 5 x 11 inches.
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