Galileo's Sidereus nuncius: A comparison of the proof copy (New York) with other paradigmatic copies (Vol. I). Needham: Galileo makes a book: the first edition of Sidereus nuncius, Venice 1610 (Vol.

Galileo Galileis Sidereus Nuncius or "Sidereal Messenger" published in Venice in 1610, is one of those books that rewrote history, as did Copernicus De revolutionibus and Newtons Principia. Its authors use of the telescope made i...