num_pages: 135
description: "This fine translation is a god-send. . . . Surely you want to read what Galileo wrote. If so buy this book. Van Helden's introduction is scholarly; no one knows more about Galileo's telescope; the translation is superb; Van Helden's review of the reception of the Sidereal Messenger is profound; the bibliography is extensive. What more can I say?"—David W. Hughes, The Observatory"[ Sidereus nunclus ] has never before been made available in its entirety in a continuous form, with full notes and comment. The introduction, translation and notes by Van Helden are a splendid example of the best scholarship and fullest accessibility. . . . we can now truly get to grips with the phenomenon of Galileo and what his life and work should mean to us today."—Robert Temple, Nature
language: Latin
title: Sidereus Nuncius, or The Sidereal Messenger
titlecomplete: Sidereus Nuncius, or The Sidereal Messenger
genres: Philosophy, Science, Nonfiction, Physics, Space, Classics, College, History Of Science, Astronomy, History
ratings_count: 573
publisher: University of Chicago Press