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Starry Messenger
Galileo’s “Starry Messenger” Facsimile Published
September 13, 2013
In 1609, when Galileo Galilei fashioned a telescope and looked to the heavens, he was the first to see that the surface of our moon is filled with craters, mountains and other imperfections.
Auction House
Old World Auctions
3850 Gaskins Rd, Ste 220
Henrico, VA 23233
(804) 290-8090
Established in 1977, Old World Auctions has become the largest auction house
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Book Fair
49th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair
November 5-7, 2027
Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Gerard Koskovich Queer Antiquarian Books
P.O. Box 14301
San Francisco, CA 94114-0301
(415) 846-1423
Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
West Side Book Shop
113 West Liberty
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 995-1891
Open since 1975. Polar exploration, literary first editions, children's books,
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