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Galileo's Sketches of Jupiter's Moons


Galileo's sketch of his observations of the
moons of Jupiter, on the back of an envelope.

Photo courtesy The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York

Translation of Galileo's summary of the observations.

Credit: NASA/JPL
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