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
Description
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."