Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009aas...21410901k&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #214, #109.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.741
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
Although Galileo's telescopic revelations 400 years ago prompted the International Year of Astronomy, Galileo didn't just get a starry message at the instrument's eyepiece. He also sent one. He targeted a narrow audience_astronomers, philosphers, and scholars_with his account of his discoveries, but his report, his telescopes, and his observations became famous. Ordinary people were energized by astronomical discovery, and that continues today. The content of the astronomical messages has evolved, and so have the mechanisms of transmission. Public astronomy now helps sustain support for research, and like Galileo's telescope, it also transforms people personally and society broadly. The process is illustrated with a few highly subjective examples.
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