+Streetbob Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Just finished reading Galileo’s Daughter by Dava Sobel. This bit showed what an astonishing person he was. ‘The blindness took first his right eye, in July 1637,... and then the left the next winter. During the gloaming time when he had only one eye to observe the heavens,... he also made his last astronomical discovery, regarding the librations of the moon.’ At the age of 73 too. BAZ and Bassinghamobservatory 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Derbyshire Dave Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 18 minutes ago, Streetbob said: Just finished reading Galileo’s Daughter by Dava Sobel. This bit showed what an astonishing person he was. ‘The blindness took first his right eye, in July 1637,... and then the left the next winter. During the gloaming time when he had only one eye to observe the heavens,... he also made his last astronomical discovery, regarding the librations of the moon.’ At the age of 73 too. Wow, Doug, didn't know that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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