Galileo refers in this to a book he had published earlier, the "Starry Messenger". It is well worth reading. Galileo had just build the first ever telescope and he describes what he has discovered: there are incredibly more stars than can be seen by the naked eye; Jupiter has satellites;…
…miserably for their mission. Speaking truth to power in defense of the colonized and powerless has generally been another of their dangerous practices They published a Mandarin translation of Galileo's Starry Messenger and notes on sunspots within about 15 years of Messengers' first publication in Italy. They were successful in converting Japanese by not attempting to replace Japanese culture wholesale. The arrival…
《星际使者》（Starry Messenger）——伽利略。非常有趣而且很好读。他特别兴奋地想把自己的新发现告诉全世界。
Starry Messenger - Galileo Very fun and readable. He's so excited to tell the world about what he's learned.
伽利略在这本书里提到了他早些时候出版的一本书，《星际使者》（Starry Messenger）。非常值得一读。伽利略当时刚造出了有史以来第一台望远镜，他在书中描述了自己的发现：星星的数量多得惊人，远超肉眼所见；木星有卫星；……
Galileo refers in this to a book he had published earlier, the "Starry Messenger". It is well worth reading. Galileo had just build the first ever telescope and he describes what he has discovered: there are incredibly more stars than can be seen by the naked eye; Jupiter has satellites;…
……他们的传教任务以惨败告终。为被殖民者和弱势群体发声、直言进谏，向来是他们另一项危险的做法。在伽利略的《星际使者》于意大利首次出版后大约15年内，他们就出版了该书的中文译本以及关于太阳黑子的笔记。他们之所以能成功让日本人皈依，是因为他们没有试图全盘取代日本本土文化。随着……的到来
…miserably for their mission. Speaking truth to power in defense of the colonized and powerless has generally been another of their dangerous practices They published a Mandarin translation of Galileo's Starry Messenger and notes on sunspots within about 15 years of Messengers' first publication in Italy. They were successful in converting Japanese by not attempting to replace Japanese culture wholesale. The arrival…