Galileo Galilei's books

[supernova1965]

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/infotech/internet/Google-to-digitize-old-books-from-Rome-Florence/articleshow/5668840.cms

Google is going to Digitise Galileo Galilei's books

[michaellxv]

Are they also going to startup online courses in Latin, Acient Greek, etc etc

[Ric]

I hope they translate them, what a fantastic read that will be.

[star1961]

went to a talk by david malin the other night on galileo and he showed some excerpts from his books some amazing sketches which as he described would've been extremely difficult by candlelight and having to put out the candle each time he looked through the telescope and then light the candle again to do his sketching by memory. he sketched the moon, jupiter, jupiter's moons and a not-so-good sketch of saturn. but it was brilliant to see that and also brilliant to hear professor david malin speak. it was part of a show of some astro-photography that readers here would know about. all at our magnificent new science exchange building in adelaide.

[chris1964]

Hi Lisa I didn't hear about this. Where is the venue?

[star1961]

it was at the science exchange in the city. great venue and some very interesting shows there. the astro pics are still there on view until may i think. it's free to go and look at them.

[chris1964]

Thanks. I've booked myself into the next talk on Wednesday night - Are we Alone in the Universe.