Obverse of a medal commemorating the brilliant comet of November 1618. Artist: Unknown

Obverse of a medal commemorating the brilliant comet of November 1618. Artist: Unknown

1-158-564 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

Obverse of a medal commemorating the brilliant comet of November 1618. This comet prompted many pamphlets, including Galileo Galilei's (1564-1642) polemical masterpiece Il Saggiatore (The Assayer). (Rome, 1623).


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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Galileo Galilei: Italian: Astronomer, author, physicist

Picture Type
  1. Object

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Natural Phenomena

History & Politics Artefacts

Science & Nature Astronomy


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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4204x4153
File Size : 51,151kb


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  1. 7988
  1. 0460001143
  1. 1-158-564
  1. 1143
  1. 1158564
  1. 7988

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