Tags: exhibition, Florence, galileo, science, telescope A unique
special event which honors one of the men who changed history:
“Galileo’s Telescope” is on view at Institute and Museum of the
History of Science of Florence from 4th March to 31st December
2008. The exhibition’s aim is to emphasize the evolution of
scientific researches made by Galileo, and his genial intuitions
which lead him to the construction of the first telescope
(inspired by simple objects made up of two tubes endowed with
lenses which at the time were sold on the streets of Venice),
which were followed by important astronomic discoveries, which
still today cover our astronomy books pages. The exhibition,
made up of five sections, is dedicated to the researches and
experimentations which helped the Tuscan scientist to become one
of the most important personages in the world scientific
environment, and it gives all visitors the chance to watch
closely really important objects, as the objective lens and the
only two Galileo’s telescopes ex