Francesco Tribioli wrote: > Considering that the first telescope was invented by Galileo 8 years after > Tycho Brahe's death,
Galileo did not invent the telescope; indeed, he learned of it from published sources. Those trying to find "Galileo's Daughter" will have a better time looking for the author under "Sobel," rather than "Sorbel." Interesting book, though its only remarks about music are a few slightly illiterate ones about Vincenzo's advocating a new tuning system based on real music instead of old academic theory that had nothing to do with practice, which Sobel sees as a precursor to Galileo's place in the battle between science and the church. Sobel does not get any more specific than that--and the words "temperament," "equal," and "meantone" don't show up in the paragraph--and of course, she completely misunderstands the dispute. If we can believe Viviani that "among his most treasured entertainments were the practice of music and playing upon the frets of the lute," Galileo must have buzzed a lot. This probably explains why he was dragged before the Inquisition and commanded never to play the lute again.
