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Galileo's telescopic discoveries, and especially his observation of sunspots, caused great debate in an age when the heavens were thought to be perfect and unchanging. This title features a collection of the correspondence that constituted the public debate, including the English translation of Scheiner's two tracts and Galileo's three letters.

On Sunspots

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    A Paperback by Christoph Scheiner, Christoph Scheiner, Eileen Reeves

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/30/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226707167, 978-0226707167
      ISBN10: 0226707164
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      Book Synopsis
      Galileo's telescopic discoveries, and especially his observation of sunspots, caused great debate in an age when the heavens were thought to be perfect and unchanging. This title features a collection of the correspondence that constituted the public debate, including the English translation of Scheiner's two tracts and Galileo's three letters.

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