User:AstroJodi
Hi, all. Astrophysics major; Senior.
I'm the one with the fauxhawk.
NASA, Superman, and HIMYM are things I fancy.
ad astra!
Articles of Interest
[edit]First choice:
Sidereus Nuncius - Page has only one amassed section, would like to separate and expand greatly.
Alternate Choices:
2) Harmonice Mundi - Content is minimal, needs expansion.
3) Somnium - Few sections, each with few sentences, needs expansion.
- All three of these are great choices. Whichever one you do, I'd suggest getting in touch with Kerry Magruder, the curator of the History of Science Collections. He is something of an authority on each of these, and is more importantly in charge of very nice digital images from the first two. I think you'd be able to use these wonderful images to make the articles better, but you'd need to get permission from him first. There are plenty of sources for each, but if you need any help, let me know. Kirwanfan (talk) 14:00, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
Sources for Sidereus Nuncius
[edit]Reading through Galileo's Telescope: Margaret Cavendish and the Experience of Reading, Elizabeth A. Spiller. Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 53, No. 1 (Spring, 2000),
- pp. 192-221. Published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Renaissance Society of America. Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2901537
The Title of Galileo's Sidereus nuncius, Edward Rosen. Isis, Vol. 41, No. 3/4 (Dec., 1950), pp. 287-289. Published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of
- The History of Science Society. Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/227054
Book Reviews on the History of Science, Stefano Gattei. Museo Galileo (Dec. 2012). Article Stable URL:
Sidereus nuncius; or, A Sidereal Message, by Galileo Galilei, Review by: Renée Raphael. Isis, Vol. 101, No. 3 (September 2010), pp. 644-645. Published by: The University
- of Chicago Press on behalf of The History of Science Society. Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/657194
Book Reviews: Editions and Selections Galileo's Sidereus Nuncius or Sidereal Message, Palmieri, P. P. (2012). Annals Of Science -London-, 69(4), 586-587. Article Stable
Sidereus-Nuncius, or the Sidereal Messenger - Galilei, G, Moran, B. (n.d). Annals Of Science, 47(5), 525-526. Article Stable URL:
A New Heaven: Galileo and the Artists, Byard, M. M. (1988). History Today, 38(2), 30. Article Stable URL:
The telescope in the making, the Galileo first telescopic observations, Righini, A. (2010). Proceedings Of The International Astronomical Union, 6(S269), 27. Article Stale URL:
The Appearance of the Medicean Moons in 17th Century Charts and Books—How Long Did It Take? Mendillo, M. (2010). Proceedings Of The International Astronomical
- Union, 6(S269), 33. Article Stable URL: http://ejournals.ebsco.com.ezproxy.lib.ou.edu/Direct.asp?AccessToken=23F1Y9A8S3L1B2AEELXZ3ALMBM1X89M33F&Show=Object
Summary of Intended Work
[edit]Table of Contents: Telescope, Content (Subcategories: Moon, Stars, Medicean Stars (Moons of Jupiter)), Reception, Controversy with the Church, Translations.
My plan for this article is to touch briefly on the content of the book itself, but mostly cover the reactions and feedback that the book received. Since the content is common knowledge in the 21st century, I believe this article could most benefit others by displaying how the book was received during the time period by the common people, the church, and astronomers to come.