Galileo Telescopes

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Galileo Telescopes
01 15th, 2010

Celestron 21024 FirstScope Telescope
List Price: ~~$73.95~~
Sale Price: $40.13
You save: $33.82 (46%)

Description

In 1609, world-renowned Italian scientist, Galileo Galilei, introduced an elementary telescope to the growing astronomy community, which sparked interest into the mysterious night sky for centuries to come...

Galileoscope Kit
Sale Price: $49.95

Description

Galileoscope Kit - View the sky and celestial bodies just as Galileo did 400 years ago. This high-quality telescope kit was developed by leading astronomers, optical engineers, and science educators to help students understand how early astronomers made their discoveries...

Galileo 1300X160 Dobosonian Telescope
List Price: ~~$449.99~~

Description

The Galileo® 1100x160mm Dobsonian telescope is designed to be extremely easy to set-up and use. It sits on a handsome Cherry Wood base and operates with a heavy-duty, metal helical rack-and-pinion focuser...

	Galileo's Telescope (Stories of Great People) Sale Price: $9.95

3" Handheld Brass Telescope - Pocket Sized Scope - Nautical Decor [Toy]
List Price: ~~$10.95~~
Sale Price: $6.95
You save: $4.00 (37%)

Description

This small telescope is made of brass and can fit in the palm of your hand. Use the loop to attach it to a key chain or zipper of a backpack. It is about 3" long when fully extended. The lens is about 1/2" wide...

Galileo FS-90 800 x 90mm Yoke Mount Reflector Telescope
List Price: ~~$179.95~~
Sale Price: $129.98

Description

The Galileo FS-90 reflector telescope is a great beginner's reflecting telescope. The large 90mm primary mirror cell collects 50% more light than a 60mm refracting telescope. 1.25 focus housing permits the use of larger higher quality 1...

Galileo's Glassworks: The Telescope and the Mirror

Description

The Dutch telescope and the Italian scientist Galileo have long enjoyed a durable connection in the popular mind--so much so that it seems this simple glass instrument transformed a rather modest middle-aged scholar into the bold icon of the Copernican Revolution...