Planning ahead

[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.

[Horace]

They were on the right side of history.

[mark]

It warms the heart and mind to know that even in the deepest depths of human ignorance, there are shining beacons of hope.

[Mik]

@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.

[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!!

[89th]

Notice Kepler picked the closer object

[mark]

@89th said in Planning ahead:

Notice Kepler picked the closer object

LOL! What a slacker!

[Mik]

See any orbiting telescopes named Galileo?

[Klaus]

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?

[Horace]

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.