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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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PBA Galleries
605 Addison St
Berkeley, CA 94710
(415) 989-2665
PBA Galleries continues its over 70-year tradition of proud service to collectors of
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Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Sumner & Stillman
P.O. Box 973
Yarmouth, ME 04096
(207) 846-6070
19th and early 20th Century literary first editions: Alcott, Bronte, Buchan,
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Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Terrace Horticultural Books
503 St. Clair Avenue, Lower
St. Paul,, MN 55102
(651) 222-5536
Offering Books, Journals, Ephemera Botany, Gardening, Exploration, Herbs, Natural
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Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Heartwood Books and Art
3536 N. Federal Highway suite 201
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
(954) 565-8020
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