Folio page 28 manuscript copy of Sidereus Nuncius
sketch of 3-day old waxing moon 2-28-09
sketch of 5-day old waxing moon
sketch of 14-day (full) moon 3/11/09
Galileo’s watercolor drawings were made with brown ink wash on watercolor paper. To me, these are the most beautiful of Galileo’s astronomical renderings. When I look at the [...]