Sidereus Nuncius, or The Sidereal Messenger by Galileo Galilei
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
It was a joy reading this translated work. Like the essays of [a:Michel de Montaigne|17241|Michel de Montaigne|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1332479195p2/17241.jpg], Galileo assys forward throgh his telescope in a thoughtful fashion that telegraphs the excitement he must have felt. I can see the shadows of the moon revealting the rotation of that world and its mountains...
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