Galileo Galilei’s Refracting Telescope Reproduction

Description

Modern astronomy was born in 1609 when Galileo Galilei used a telescope he built to observe Jupiter, Saturn, and the Moon. His systematic observations demonstrated that our moon was not a smooth object that emitted light, but one covered in craters that reflected the Sun. He shared his findings widely, transforming our concept of the cosmos.

Object Information

Date Created:

1931

Local ID:

FI Catalog # 1588 A

Collection:

The Franklin Institute Astronomy Collection 

Credit Line:

Purchased by The Franklin Institute in 1931

Count:

1

Citation:

Reproduction of Galileo Galilei’s Refracting Telescope (FI Catalog # 1588A) from the collections of The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA. USA 

Dimensions:

91.44cm long x 7.620cm diameter 

Creator(s):

Guido Cipriani

Materials:

wood, glass, cardboard, gilt

Classification:

T&E For Science & Technology, Astronomical T&E 

Rights:

Fair Use for educational purposes

Appears In

Resource Kit
The Franklin Institute

Treading Among the Stars: How We’ve Found Our Way

Long before there were advanced technologies available for studying the sky, people devised ways of depicting the sun, moon, planets, and stars in relation to the Earth to figure out how our planet fit into the vast universe. Our method of exploring the night sky has grown to now include actual trips into space, even visiting another celestial body in person. But before technology made direct exploration possible, we had to use remote methods to map the expanse we could see from Earth.

Created by: The Franklin Institute

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