... used to develop his astronomical discoveries. The numerous astronomical discoveries made by Galileo with the aid of his telescopes were described in a short book called Message from the stars or Starry Messenger (Sidereus Nuncius) published in Venice in May 1610. In this book, Galileo claimed to have seen mountains on the Moon, to have proved that the Milky Way was made up ... ...

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