{"product_id":"galileo-s-planet-observing-jupiter-before-photography","title":"Galileo's Planet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Galileo's Planet\" by Thomas A Hockey is a astronomy book and space science reference focused on Deep Sky \u0026amp; Solar System. Best for students, researchers, and serious astronomy enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGalileo's Planet: Observing Jupiter before Photography presents the history of humankind's quest to understand the giant planet in the era before photography, a time when the only way to observe the universe was with the human eye. The book provides a comprehensive and fascinating account of the people involved in this quest, their observations, and the results of their findings. Many of the planetary features studied in detail by today's space probes were once glimpsed by keen-eyed, amateur astronomers. The book recounts their story from the earliest times right up until the invention of the camera.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CRC Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46418603114695,"sku":"1-99-523-001125","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/9575\/6487\/files\/9780750304481.jpg?v=1776315604","url":"https:\/\/snowflakeskies.com\/products\/galileo-s-planet-observing-jupiter-before-photography","provider":"Snowflake Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}