Philosophy 167: Class 5 - Part 5 - Telescopes: Keplerian Telescopes, Galileo's Original Design, and Spherical and Chromatic Aberration.

Smith, George E. (George Edwin), 1938-

2014-09-30

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  • Synopsis: Describes early telescope design, limitations of optics, and the quality of Galileo's telescope.

    Opening line: "So the obvious question that people started asking. Remember, Aristotle said, save the phenomena. The phenomena are visible appearances. These aren't visible."

    Duration: 9:53 minutes.

    Segment: Class 5, Part 5.
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