Optical tests of Galileo’s lenses

Year: 1992

Authors: Greco V., Molesini G., Quercioli F.

Autors Affiliation: Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy

Abstract: The science museum in Florence has two telescopes and a single lens attributed to Galileo. Tests conducted with modern interferometric equipment show that Galileo was able to obtain nearly perfect optical quality.

Journal/Review: NATURE

Volume: 358 (6382)      Pages from: 101  to: 101

KeyWords: Galileo; optical testing; science history; optical metrology;
DOI: 10.1038/358101a0

Citations: 14
data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-04-21
References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)
Connecting to view paper tab on IsiWeb: Click here
Connecting to view citations from IsiWeb: Click here