PADUA


Galileo held the chair of mathematics at the University of Padua at the beginning of the 17th century.  It was during that tenure that he did much of the  work on his theories of motion.  It was also while there that Galileo  refined the telescope and first directed it to the heavens.
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padua.jpg (22819 bytes)  The tower of the Osservatorio Astronomico can be seen from this lovely view along the canal.  

How many times did Galileo stand there and train his telescope to the stars?

 

 

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