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Google Doodle: 20th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Telescope

By on April 24, 2010 in doodle

Today’s Google Doodle set up aims to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble telescope. For the occasion, Google has setup a large logo which takes up the entire width of your screen. Google has also setup a Hubble Gallery to promote Google Earth. The Hubble telescope is a telescope placed in [...]

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Google Doodle: Galileo’s telescope

Google Doodle: Galileo’s telescope

By on August 26, 2009 in doodle

  Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations, and support for Copernicanism. Galileo has been called the “father of modern observational astronomy,” the “father of [...]

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