A manuscript attributed to Galileo Galilei found to be a forgery in August has led to the discovery that a different, controversial book was authored by the celebrated Italian astronomer. When you ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jason Dean’s enthusiasm about books is infectious. That passion makes him the perfect person to oversee rare books at the Linda Hall Library in Kansas City, Missouri. Dean gave KSHB ...
A rare group of books featuring volumes by Nicolaus Copernicus, Isaac Newton, and Galileo Galilei that were collected by the late astronomer—and eclipse chaser—Jay Pasachoff is coming to the auction ...
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Historian says this 470-year-old book was owned by Galileo. His habit of praying was a dead giveaway
Italian historian Ivan Malara was going through the pages of Ptolemy’s Almagest, published in 1551, when he came across some handwritten notes. The text from the second century backed the theory of ...
In basketball, legends are often known by first name alone: LeBron, Kobe, Michael. Same with entertainers: Madonna, Cher, Beyoncé. But lists of scientific legends almost always include surnames, never ...
European authorities recovered 200 rare books, including valuable first editions of works by Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton, last week. Europol In 2017, a group of organized criminals from Romania ...
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