It was on this day in 1609 that Galileo first demonstrated the - TopicsExpress



          

It was on this day in 1609 that Galileo first demonstrated the telescope. I remember him droning on and on about it. I finally screamed Galileo.. Galileo.. let me go!. On this date in 1796 James Lick was born. A piano builder turned real estate mogul, Lick eventually owned more of California than anyone else. He wanted to build a pyramid in his honor larger than the ones in Egypt, but colleagues convinced him to build the worlds largest telescope and observatory. It still stands today.. and Jim is buried in it.. like a pharaoh in his tomb. His orders include fresh flowers that are still delivered to his grave daily. Boom. Youve been schooled.
Posted on: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 13:16:59 +0000

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