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400 Years Ago Today, the Telescope was Born

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Google changed its Logo; surely that day must be a significant day, a day worth remembering. Today, when we log into google.cn, we can see that Google has changed:

Google turned into an ancient telescope? It turns out that on August 25, 1609, the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei used a telescope for astronomical observation for the first time. This action triggered a revolution in the history of human science, profoundly influencing the development of science and even the progress of human society as a whole, changing humanity’s view of the universe. To commemorate the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s first use of the telescope for astronomical observation, on December 20, 2007, the United Nations passed a resolution designating 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy.

More information about Galileo can be found at: http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BC%BD%E5%88%A9%E7%95%A5

Although there are some reports that “Galileo was not the first person to use a telescope,” even so, the scientific community has accepted this convention. Let us celebrate together!