(ISNS) -- A team of French researchers has shed light on an important moment of astronomical history by testing the old lenses used by astronomer Jean-Dominique Cassini when he observed a minuscule gap between two of Saturn's rings in 1675. Questions have lingered over whether it was possible to see ...
Squinting At Saturn Through 17th Century Technology
Posted On Saturday, September 21, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ARIZONA Tags: astronomer Jean-Dominique Cassini, Cassini Division, Galileo, NASA Ames Research Center, Saturn's rings
(ISNS) -- A team of French researchers has shed light on an important moment of astronomical history by testing the old lenses used by astronomer Jean-Dominique Cassini when he observed a minuscule gap between two of Saturn's rings in 1675. Questions have lingered over whether it was possible to see ...
