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Regarding the Potential Impact of Double Star Observations on Conceptions of the Universe of Stars in the Early 17th Century
Christopher M. Graney, Henry Sipes
Galileo Galilei believed that stars were distant suns whose sizes, measured via his telescope, were a direct indication of distance -- fainter stars (appearing smaller in the teles…
The Naked Eye Stars as Data Supporting Galileo's Copernican Views
Christopher M. Graney
The aggregate appearance of the naked-eye stars would appear to Galileo to be direct observational support for his ideas about the stars, and indirect observational support for the…
Objects In Telescope Are Farther Than They Appear: How diffraction tricked Galileo into mismeasuring the distances to the stars
Christopher M. Graney
Galileo determined distances to stars based on the assumption that stars were suns, the apparent sizes of stars as seen through his telescope, and basic geometry. However, the appa…
On the Accuracy of Galileo's Observations
Christopher M. Graney
Galileo Galilei had sufficient skill as an observer and instrument builder to be able to measure the positions and apparent sizes of objects seen through his telescopes to an accur…