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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.
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Terrace Horticultural Books
503 St. Clair Avenue, Lower
St. Paul,, MN 55102
(612) 963-1666
Offering Books, Journals, Ephemera Botany, Gardening, Exploration, Herbs, Natural
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David Spilman Fine Books
PO Box 577
Sebastopol, CA 95473-0577
(707) 975-5062
Specializing in Books, Maps, and Ephemera on Exploration, Polar Regions, Western
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Lion Heart Autographs Inc.
(212) 779-7050
Since 1978, Lion Heart Autographs has been among the world’s most widely-recognized
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Curious Book Shop
307 East Grand River Avenue
East Lansing, MI 48823
(517) 332-0112
Three floors of used and collectible books, magazines and paper items in all
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