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| The 'jacobean space programme': Rediscovering bishop John Wilkins Posted: 09 Jan 2014 02:55 PM PST The seventeenth century saw unprecedented changes in our understanding of the universe, spurred on by the invention of the telescope and the opportunity to study stars and planets in detail for the first time. Figures like Galileo are famous for their work not just in astronomy but in scientific experiments of many kinds that challenged established ideas and helped lead to the final demise of an Earth-centered view of the cosmos. |
| Hubble images become tactile 3-D experience for the blind Posted: 07 Jan 2014 01:37 PM PST Astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md., are experimenting with the innovative technology to transform astronomy education by turning images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope into tactile 3-D pictures for people who cannot explore celestial wonders by sight. The 3-D print design is also useful and intriguing for sighted people who have different learning styles. |
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