Invention of the Telescope : Transactions, APS

Ours is an age of science & technology, based on precision instruments. The first such device to strengthen our feeble human senses in our striving to comprehend the strange & elusive universe around us was the telescope. Cornelis de Waard, in his ¿De uitvinding der verrekijkers¿ (The Hague, 1906), had uncovered many new documents bearing on the genesis of the telescope. Van Helden began this project as a translation of de Waard¿s study. However, Van Helden decided that the profession & de Waard¿s memory would be better served by a collection & translation of all the relevant primary sources named in his study. Contents of this volume: Intro.; The Background; Between Porta & Lipperhey, 1589-1608; Postscript; & Documents. Illus. Reprint.Helden, Albert Van is the author of 'Invention of the Telescope : Transactions, APS', published 2008 under ISBN 9781422375129 and ISBN 1422375129.