Galileo invented a device called a Jovilabe to calculate the position of Jupiter's satellites without having to make complex calculations. The four largest are represented by the numbered circles.


Galileo invented a device called a Jovilabe to calculate the position of Jupiter's satellites without having to make complex calculations. The four largest are represented by the numbered circles.


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