A4_4 I spy with my telescope eye...

Authors

  • Josh Finn University of Leicester
  • Peter Millington-Hotze University of Leicester
  • Elsa Monget University of Leicester
  • Alex Blewitt University of Leicester
  • Joshua Ford University of Leicester

Abstract

In this paper, we determine if a telescope could be used to identify trade ships entering port two hours earlier than a naked eye, as was claimed by Galileo. We find the difference in resolvable distances between a telescope and a naked eye to be 35 km. By then considering the speed of a 17th century trade ship, we find the time difference as 2.36 hours, similar to Galileo’s claim. We have ignored the effect of aberrations caused by imperfect lenses, which may significantly impactthis result.

Author Biographies

Josh Finn, University of Leicester

Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.

Peter Millington-Hotze, University of Leicester

Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.

Elsa Monget, University of Leicester

Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.

Alex Blewitt, University of Leicester

Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.

Joshua Ford, University of Leicester

Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.

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Published

17-11-2019

How to Cite

Finn, J., Millington-Hotze, P., Monget, E., Blewitt, A., & Ford, J. (2019). A4_4 I spy with my telescope eye. Physics Special Topics, 18(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/3316

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2019): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles