Galileo s Solar System | Galileo s Telescopic Discoveries | Galileo s Phases of Venus | Galileo s Inventions

As exactly 400 years ago today, on 25 August 1609, the Italian astronomer and philosopher Galilei Galileo showed Venetian merchants his new creation, a telescope – the instrument that was to bring him scientific immortality .The object was able to magnify the night sky, revealing celestial objects nobody could ever find or study before. Galileo's telescope helped the astronomer to learn more about our solar system. That invention forever changed the faces and foundations of science, philosophy, religion, society, and history. Now, 400 years later the year 2009 is being celebrated all over the world as International Year of Astronomy. The different postal administrations are celebrating this great event philatelic by issuing new postage stamps. Here is a nice postage stamp issued by Indonesia on Galileo commemorating International Year of Astronomy.

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