Galileo's Sidereal Messenger - free scan in English

[Putaendo Patrick]

This is an 1880 English translation of the Sidereus Nuncius which Galileo published in 1610 describing his observations of the Moon, Jupiter and its moons and the Milky Way using a telescope.

https://archive.org/details/siderealmessenge80gali

There are more recent translations, which may be better and more scholarly. However, this one is FREE

For an overview of the work and its context, see:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidereus_Nuncius

By the way, an original first edition will set you back at least US$ 662,500 - pretty cheap!

[jambouk]

Nice find. I can stop saving up for an original copy now

James

[laudropb]

Thanks for the heads up. A very interesting read.

[Owmuchonomy]

Downloaded straight into my iPad ebooks.  One for the reading time in the Caravan I think.  Thanks for posting.