Sidereus Nuncius
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Sidereus Nuncius is Galileo Galilei’s groundbreaking 1610 treatise that first reported telescopic observations of the Moon, stars, and Jupiter’s moons, revolutionizing astronomy and supporting the Copernican system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sidereus Nuncius canonical | 10 |
| printing "Sidereus Nuncius" | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical treatise
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book ⓘ scientific work ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Sidereal Messenger
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Sidereal Messenger ⓘ
surface form:
Starry Messenger
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| author | Galileo Galilei ⓘ |
| authorAffiliation | University of Padua ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
astronomer
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mathematician ⓘ |
| contains |
engraved illustrations of the Moon
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star charts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Grand Duchy of Tuscany ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Cosimo II de' Medici ⓘ |
| dedicationPurpose | to honor the Medici family ⓘ |
| describesInstrument | telescope ⓘ |
| firstEditionPrintRun | about 550 copies ⓘ |
| genre | scientific report ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first published work based on telescopic observations of the heavens
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provided empirical support for heliocentrism ⓘ revolutionized early modern astronomy ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of observational astronomy
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scientific revolution ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| namesAs | Medicean stars ⓘ |
| observationPeriodEnd | 1610 ⓘ |
| observationPeriodStart | 1609 ⓘ |
| publicationPlace | Venice ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1610 ⓘ |
| publisher | Tommaso Baglioni ⓘ |
| reportsDiscoveryOf |
Medicean stars
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countless new stars in the Milky Way ⓘ four moons of Jupiter ⓘ lunar craters ⓘ mountains on the Moon ⓘ uneven lunar surface ⓘ |
| structure |
preface
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sections on Jupiter and its moons ⓘ sections on fixed stars ⓘ sections on the Moon ⓘ |
| subject |
Galilean moons
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Jupiter ⓘ Moon ⓘ astronomy ⓘ fixed stars ⓘ telescopic observations ⓘ |
| supportsTheory | Copernican heliocentric system ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| title | Sidereus Nuncius self-link ⓘ |
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Subject: Sidereus Nuncius Description of subject: Sidereus Nuncius is Galileo Galilei’s groundbreaking 1610 treatise that first reported telescopic observations of the Moon, stars, and Jupiter’s moons, revolutionizing astronomy and supporting the Copernican system.
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this entity surface form:
printing "Sidereus Nuncius"
subject surface form:
Galileo Galilei