Gary Digman commented:=
Dear Ed;
And so was Galileo himself a lutenist. Or so I've heard.
Gary
He was indeed. There is a one-time reader of this
Of course, Francesco Tribioli, an astronomer(?) himself, would name his
Yes, indeed. I would say a former astronomer as in the last 15 years or so
I've worked fulltime with computers, here at the Florence Astrophysical
Observatory.
tablature program after Vincenzo Galilei's treatise on the
of the time could do - Tycho, Kepler, et al.. For those on the list
feeling that this topic is not of interest to the lute, remember that
Galileo's brother Michalangelo was a lutenist, as was their father,
Vincenzo.
Read 'The Music of the Spheres: Music, Science, and the Natural Order of the
Dear Ed;
And so was Galileo himself a lutenist. Or so I've heard.
Gary
- Original Message -
From: Edward Martin
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 19:15:49 -0500
To: ,
Subject: Re: R: Manuscript of Per Brahe
Dear Ed;
And so was Galileo himself a lutenist. Or so I've heard.
Gary
It has been reported that Galileo Galilei was an accomplished lutenist, more
skilled than his father Vincenzo. Even in his latest years he was
A good recommendation. Thanks, David!
ed
At 09:34 AM 6/13/04 +0200, LGS-Europe wrote:
of the time could do - Tycho, Kepler, et al.. For those on the list
feeling that this topic is not of interest to the lute, remember that
Galileo's brother Michalangelo was a lutenist, as was their
Francesco Tribioli wrote:
Considering that the first telescope was invented by Galileo 8 years after
Tycho Brahe's death,
Galileo did not invent the telescope; indeed, he learned of it from
published sources.
Those trying to find Galileo's Daughter will have a better time looking
for the
Was it this Tycho that has the large crater on the moon named
after him?
Sure, it is.
Tycho designed many instruments and was the first to do very accurate
astronomical observations. His observations of the motion of the planets
were used by Kepler to formulate his famous three laws. The most
Wasn't Per Brahe a famous astronomer? His lute book at the
That was Tycho Brahe...
Francesco
