The Naked Eye Stars as Data Supporting Galileo's Copernican Views
Abstract
The aggregate appearance of the naked-eye stars would appear to Galileo to be direct observational support for his ideas about the stars, and indirect observational support for the Copernican theory over the rival Tychonic theory. Brief historical background is also included.
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