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Galileo and the telescope launch of modern astronomy
Uncle Ray explains how early stargazers used eyes and reasoning before telescopes and how Galileo in Italy around 1608 built a spyglass. He observed lunar mountains, Saturn’s ears, Jupiter’s moons, and Venus phases, proving reflection of sunlight and the sun’s rotation.
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Saturn
Jupiter
Earth
Mars
Uranus
Neptune
Mercury
Venus
Pluto
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