Yes, it was very astonishing. I find it fascinating what the astronomers 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.
ed martin At 01:03 AM 6/13/04 +0200, Francesco Tribioli wrote: > > 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 famous of >the three Kepler laws is the one that says that all the planets, moons and >every other orbiting body has an elliptic orbit. > >Considering that the first telescope was invented by Galileo 8 years after >Tycho Brahe's death, it's really astonishing what he was able to do with >just sextants, quadrants and other similar simple instruments. > >Francesco Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (218) 728-1202
