The origins of the telescope
By: edited by Albert Van Helden ... [et. al.].
Series: History of Science and Scholarship in the Netherlands -- v. 12.; History of science and scholarship in the Netherlands -- v. 12.
Publisher: KNAW Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9789069846156
Subjects: Congresses; Telescopes; History
Description: "The origins of the telescope have been debated since the instrument's appearance in the Hague in 1608. Civic and national pride has led local dignitaries, popular writers, and scholars to present sharply divergent histories over the years, crediting a variety of people and places with the invention. Drawing on newly discovered documents, re-examined records, and tests of early lenses and telescopes, this fascinating study proposes a new and convincing account of the origins of the instrument that changed mankind's vision of the universe."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-360) and index.