Planning ahead
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wrote on 26 May 2020, 17:08 last edited by jon-nyc
A letter from Kepler to Galileo saying they need to do more telescopic observations of the Moon and Jupiter before people fly there. Yeah, this conversation happened - in 1610.
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wrote on 26 May 2020, 17:34 last edited by
They were on the right side of history.
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wrote on 26 May 2020, 18:39 last edited by
It warms the heart and mind to know that even in the deepest depths of human ignorance, there are shining beacons of hope.
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It warms the heart and mind to know that even in the deepest depths of human ignorance, there are shining beacons of hope.
wrote on 26 May 2020, 18:45 last edited by@mark said in Planning ahead:
It warms the heart and mind to know that even in the deepest depths of human ignorance, there are shining beacons of hope.
What he said. Especially needed today.
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@mark said in Planning ahead:
It warms the heart and mind to know that even in the deepest depths of human ignorance, there are shining beacons of hope.
What he said. Especially needed today.
wrote on 26 May 2020, 19:15 last edited by taiwan_girl@Mik said in Planning ahead:
@mark said in Planning ahead:
It warms the heart and mind to know that even in the deepest depths of human ignorance, there are shining beacons of hope.
What he said. Especially needed today.
+1
What a neat letter. History is very cool!!
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wrote on 26 May 2020, 19:16 last edited by
Notice Kepler picked the closer object
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wrote on 26 May 2020, 19:20 last edited by
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wrote on 26 May 2020, 20:01 last edited by
See any orbiting telescopes named Galileo?
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wrote on 26 May 2020, 20:37 last edited by
That said, I still think Galileo should have been crucified for his blasphemic theories of heliocentricity. Why did they let him get away with this?
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wrote on 26 May 2020, 20:44 last edited by
Exactly. Any idiot could have seen that as soon as you start letting people spout off about the Earth not being the center of the universe, next thing you know you have a reality TV hack for president.