Galileo's Telescopic Revolution

30/08/2025 6 min
Galileo's Telescopic Revolution

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Episode Synopsis

"In 1609, a curious mathematician lifted a crude telescope toward the night sky — and what he saw shattered centuries of belief. Galileo Galilei’s first glimpse of the heavens revealed mountains on the Moon, countless unseen stars, and the moons of Jupiter circling a distant world. In this episode of When Science Changed Time, discover how a single night of stargazing forever transformed our place in the cosmos."

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