Galileo demonstrating his telescope, Venice, 1609 (1870). Artist: Unknown
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Galileo demonstrating his telescope, Venice, 1609 (1870). In this artist's reconstruction Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian astronomer, mathematician and physicist, is showing his telescope to the Doge and the Venetian Senators. Galileo is credited with making the first effective telescope. From Vies des Savants Illustres by Louis Figuier. (Paris, 1870).
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- Galileo Galilei: Italian: Astronomer, author, physicist
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- Louis Figuier: French: Author, scientist
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