Sunday, January 7, 2024

Galileo's discovery of Jupiter's four moons in 1610


On January 7, 1610, Italian astronomer Galileo made the earthshaking discoveries that four moons revolve around Jupiter and that the telescope reveals many more stars than are visible to the naked eye. 

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