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Old 02-09-2021, 06:33 AM
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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...

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Old 02-09-2021, 12:56 PM
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Well it is possible i suppose, or a combination of both maybe. but who is going to argue with internet reports, a bit like Facebook stuff, now that is real

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And don't get me started on Dr google.
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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.
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