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Histers, On November 5th, 2010, the Library of Congress' Rare Book Division will sponsor a conference to celebrate its recent acquisition of an original and uncut copy of the Sidereus Nuncius, originally published 400 years ago by Galileo Galilei, in March, 1610. The "Starry Messenger", as it is often translated, contains the first telescopic images of the moon along with its mountains and craters, as well as the moons of Jupiter, and the first telescopic celestial maps of parts of the Milky Way. The book was revolutionary not only its findings and observations but also in the influence that it had on latter scientific and cartographic representations of celestial objects. [cid:[email protected]] The speakers at the conference will approach the book from a variety of disciplinary standpoints and present new research on the book itself, and also on Galileo's lasting influence on scientific representation and the beginnings of modern astronomical mapping. The speakers will include: Paul Needham Scheide Librarian Firestone Library Princeton University Eileen Reeves Professor of Renaissance Literature Princeton University David Miller Visiting Professor in the Philosophy of Science Duke University Owen Gingerich Professor Emeritus of Astronomy and History of Science Harvard University John Hessler Senior Cartographic Librarian Geography and Map Division Library of Congress Peter Machamer Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science University of Pittsburgh The conference is free and is open to the public. More details will be available in the coming weeks and I shall post them here for those interested. John Hessler Senior Cartographic Librarian Geography and Map Division www.warpinghistory.blogspot.com<http://www.warpinghistory.blogspot.com>
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