Did Simon Marius observe Jupiter's satellites on January 8, 1610? An exercise in computation
History and Philosophy of Physics
2020-02-13 v1
Abstract
The question, Did Simon Marius (1573-1625) observe Jupiter's satellites on January 8, 1610 (December 29, 1609 in the Julian calendar) is moot, for he did not disclose his research method and the instrument he used. To resolve this issue we apply astronomical codes and evaluate the visual performance of a replica of the telescope that Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) had used.
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@article{arxiv.2002.04643,
title = {Did Simon Marius observe Jupiter's satellites on January 8, 1610? An exercise in computation},
author = {Yaakov Zik and Giora Hon and Ilan Manulis},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2002.04643},
year = {2020}
}
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14 pages, 5 figures, 2 tables