Thread: Galileo did not become blind by looking at the Sun through his telescope.
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Old 02-09-2021, 07:33 AM
Dennis
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Galileo did not become blind by looking at the Sun through his telescope.
According to this website,

https://aty.sdsu.edu/vision/Galileo.html

Galileo became blind at the age of 72, from a combination of cataracts and glaucoma.

It must be true, 'cos I read it on the Internet...

Cheers

Dennis
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