Description
Galileo’s Planet: Observing Jupiter Before Photography by Thomas A. Hockey
- Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing, 1999
- Hardcover
- ISBN: 9780750304481
- 24 x 16cm.
- 217 pages
Galileo’s Planet: Observing Jupiter Before Photography by Thomas A. Hockey tells the fascinating story of how the fifth planet from the sun was observed and studied from the earlist of times before the telescope, the first telescopic perusals of the 17th century, until the invention of the camera.
Condition:
The illustrated dustjacket is bright and in very good condition, with general light handling marks. The book is tightly bound, and the interior is unmarked and in fine condition.
