Only two originals remain of the dozens of telescopes Galileo Galilei built in the 13th century. One of them is now on display at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, as the centerpiece of a new exhibit: “Galileo, the Medici and the Age of Astronomy.”
Robin Young talked with Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute who has peered through Galileo’s looking glass that changed the world.
Robin Young talked with Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute who has peered through Galileo’s looking glass that changed the world.
Audio: BBC, PRI & WBUR's Here & Now, April 2nd.
Photo: Franklin Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts examining Galileo's original telescope. (Franklin Institute)
IYA - the International Year of Astronomy, celebrates the 400th anniversary of Galileo's telescope.
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