Galileo Was Even Smarter Than We Thought

Galileo is perhaps good have intercourse as the guy who proved Copernicus decently about the sun sitting in the midpoint of our solar system . But this proof would have been impossible without the improvements Galileo made to the telescope , which allowed him to see into the world beyond our satellite like never before . And it turns out that these musical instrument might have been more advanced than we ’ve ever given Galileo recognition for .

In a new paper , investigator from the University of Haifa in Israel excuse that after canvass Galileo ’s still - existing telescope , they ’re sure Galileo must have had refreshing theories of optics that he never shared with anyone . It ’s the only potential explanation for the advancements he made to telescope optics .

Hrm . That ’s an intriguing possibility , but one that ’s difficult to rise . Let ’s see what ’s going on here .

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AsMIT ’s Technology Review notes , most hoi polloi believe that Galileo ’s improvements to the scope were just an evolution to the existing spy glass engineering of the daylight . But really , the improvements are remarkable enough that they could well have been derived from an entirelynew means of thinking about oculus :

Its improvement were extraordinary . Between the summer 1609 and the commencement of January 1610 , Galileo increased the enlargement of his scope by a divisor of 21 . He also introduced a number of modifications , such as the ability to keep in line its aperture , that helped to reduce optic aberrance .

After reviewing these advancements and compare them to the otherwise existing technology from the 16th C , the researchers say Galileo ’s improvement were too radical to be mere extensions of what already exist . We already knew Galileo was a wiz , so if they ’re right-hand I guess that just make him an extra genius ? [ Arxiv.orgviaTechnology Review ]

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