Book of Donmon Teith

Between 1608 and 1610 the canopy of the night sky was ripped open by an object created almost by accident: a cylinder with lenses at both ends. Galileo’s Tele

An innovative exploration of the development of a revolutionary optical device and how it changed the world. Between 1608 and 1610 the canopy of the night sky c

Digby and his sister Hannah stumble across Galileo's telescope in Mr. Rummage's flea market stall. This book relates the biography of astronomer Galileo in a ch

Shares biographical and historical information about Galileo Galilei, the man and his inventions, and includes fact sheets and a timeline.

The historical and social implications of the telescope and that instrument's modern-day significance are brought into startling focus in this fascinating accou