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Of Stars and Crystalline Spheres

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As Galileo observed the planet Jupiter through his telescope, he noticed the “stars” surrounding it were behaving strangely. Here Mike Francis, playing the role of Galileo, acts out one of history’s most important astronomical discoveries with the help of some volunteers.

Image courtesy of Our Solar System; Recorded June 2009; Posted July 2011

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