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Originally Posted by Dennis
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 |
Thanks for that link.
I was always puzzled by the notion that he went blind looking at the sun - if it had been the case, it should have been straight away and in one eye. And also he used a concave eyepiece lens that didn't focuse to a point like convex lenses do.
I've seen his telescopes on display in Florence, together with some of his fingers, where his middle finger appears to be giving a rude gesture.
Regards,
Renato