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Tells the history of attempts to understand Jupiter 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.
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Introduction The Planetary Observers Instruments and Observatories Observing Jupiter before the Yelescope The Seventeenth Century The Eighteenth Century The Nineteenth Century: Prior to 1850 1850-1878 The Discovery of the Great Red Spot 1882-1900 Theories of Jupiter The Satellites of Jupiter Conclusion Glossary
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