Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Callisto's Discovery

DISCOVERED BY: GALILEO GALILEI AND SIMON MARIUS

WHEN: JANUARY 7TH 1610

HOW: GALILEO LOOKED THROUGH ONE OF HIS PRIMITIVE TELESCOPES, AT JUPITER AND SAW FOUR STARS THAT ORBITED ARIUND JUPITER, IO, EUROPA, GANYMEDE, AND CALLISTO

Sources

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/02jul_harrypotter.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/jupiter/moons.shtml

http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/Callisto_the_moon/

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  1. RickNovember 6, 2009 at 5:48 AM

    Allegra, great AMNH post. Interesting, original experience.
    Your discovery pictures are not showing up. Maybe choose new ones.
    Adding sources to your post--excellent scholarship.

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