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Celatone

Navigational aid reliant on tracking Jupiter's moons in the sky

The celatone was a device invented by Galileo Galilei to observe Jupiter's moons with the purpose of finding longitude on Earth. It took the form of a piece of headgear with a telescope taking the place of an eyehole.

Modern versions[edit]

In 2013, Matthew Dockrey created a replica celatone, using notes from a version created by Samuel Parlour. From April 2014 to January 2015, Dockrey's celatone was on display in the Royal Observatory, Greenwich in east London.

See also[edit]

• Longitude prize
• Galilean moons

References[edit]

• Sobel, Dava (1995). Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-025879-5.

External links[edit]

• Video animation of a Celatone and its use in discovering the longitude for marine navigation
• Dockrey celatone
• "Apparatus to render a telescope manageable on shipboard"

• Galileo project
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• Galileo Galilei Airport
• Galileo National Telescope
• Astronomers Monument

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