|
||||||
 Rhoda and Jim at the home of Galileo’s telescopes deliveing and finishing our replica telescope to the IMSS where the original telescopes are on display. We are working on cutaway models showing the inner workings of the telescopes in the library up stairs of the originals Its jim’s 80th birthday
A 2 minute unedited video of the stamping operation. Rhoda is using an enlarged photograph, one of dozens of the original telescope we took along with measurements at the IMSS in Florence Italy, to help guide this work. To left is a hot plate to heat the die. To its right is a water soaked pad to aid in setting its temperature. One can see the placement of the gold foil under the “T” square. and the embossing process. The telescope is indexed by hand to next location and the process is repeated There are over 400 impressions. We have been asked why not speed up this operation by any one of a dozen ways saving time and money. We considered most of them but in the end the most visible thing about the telescope, these decoration, in our view, would have been seriously compromised for museum use .
The Galileo semi hard telescope case is designed with firm yet flexible walls to protect your valuable instrument. The Galileo semi hard telescope case comes with a carrying handle. Three different sizes are available. The Galileo GHC-900 is designed for Galileo refractor telescopes that are 900mm in focal length or smaller. If you own a telescope that is not made by Galileo please note the inner dimensions of the case before purchasing: 32.5? x 11? x 4?.  Price: $ 20.00 Check out these Galileo telescope images: What Galileo did in Venice Roughly translated - Galileo Galilei Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564[4] – 8 January 1642) was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations, and support for Copernicanism. Some cool Galileo telescope images: NEW TELESCOPE GALILEO FS-90 for .50! NEW TELESCOPE GALILEO FS-90 for .50! |
||||||
|
Copyright © 2012 Astronomy Telescopes - All Rights Reserved - wiggett 
|
||||||
