On the Alleged Use of Keplerian Telescopes in Naples in the 1610s

2021/01/16 by Del Santo, Paolo
#FOS: Physical sciences #History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2101.06465

Abstract

The alleged use of Keplerian telescopes by Fabio Colonna (1567-1640), in Naples, since as early as October 1614, as claimed in some recent papers, is shown to be in fact untenable and due to a misconception.

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