tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501648945216335819.post5246873465331138719..comments2024-01-27T07:32:46.851-08:00Comments on Palomar Skies: Palomar Treasure ChestUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501648945216335819.post-85086216931434875482009-08-09T11:25:44.507-07:002009-08-09T11:25:44.507-07:00Yeah, Galileo certainly did not discover 3 rings a...Yeah, Galileo certainly did not discover 3 rings around Saturn, he didn't know at all what he had seen. Christiaan Huygens gets the credit for properly determining that Saturn has rings. <br /><br />As for Galileo and the Catholic Church, I suppose it is never too late to say "I'm sorry".Palomar Observatoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06392532066672188366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501648945216335819.post-16724883795899274052009-08-08T19:25:26.771-07:002009-08-08T19:25:26.771-07:00I did not know Galileo discovered three rings of S...I did not know Galileo discovered three rings of Saturn. I thought he saw them but didn't know what to make of them.<br /><br />Being a Catholic comic, I am surprised they mentioned Galileo at all. :^)<br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing these treasures with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com