Astrology and astronomy. Zacharias Janssen (1585-1632) and his lenses, Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) and his glasses, Isaac Newton (1642-1727) and William Herschel (1738-1822) with their telescopes. Drawing by G. Janet. Engraving by P. Perrichon. "Los Héroes y las Grandezas de la Tierra" (The Heroes and the Grandeurs of the Earth). Volume VIII. 1856.

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