Archive for January 17th, 2009
Over the Moon with Thomas Harriot
Saturday, January 17th, 2009From the BBC: A 400-year-old set of “moon maps” created by a little-known Englishman are to go on display to mark the launch of the International Year of Astronomy. Experts say they prove their creator – Thomas Harriot – beat Galileo to become the first man to view the moon through a telescope. The Italian [...]