User:Katefogarty7/Federico Cesi

Cesi and Astronomy[edit]
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Cesi started gaining interest in the study of astronomy around 1605, where he became familiar with Kepler's and Tycho Brahe's research. He specifically looked into the theories pertaining to the permeability of the Heavens and the routes of different comets. His interest in the cosmos led him to the invention of the telescope, and him meeting two well-known astronomers, della Porta and Galileo. There is no evidence to prove exactly when Cesi was able to handle and use the telescope for the first time, but it is likely he was able to see through the invention before fall began in 1609. The first verification that Cesi had knowledge of the telescope is seen in a letter from August 28th, 1609. The letter was sent by Giovanbattista della Porta, an Italian natural philosopher, and it depicted an illustration of the early telescope along with instructions on how to manufacture one. Cesi was intrigued by della Porta and wanted to learn everything from him, so he traveled to Naples in May 1610 to visit della Porta. While there, Cesi was able to see the advancements that della Porta came up with and was very impressed when he was able to see a man three thousand paces away. At some point during his visit he was able to convince della Porta to join the Academy. His friendship with della Porta also led him to become familiar with another astronomer by the name Galileo Galilei. Cesi played a critical part in bringing Galileo to Rome in 1611, where Cesi planned out his schedule and followed him everywhere. Cesi wanted to learn about every single discovery Galileo found, he even helped him plan his presentations for them. Cesi invited people from all over to observe Galileo and the different views he was bringing up. He backed Galileo and his research up even though they were going against Aristotle and the way people believed at the time. Cesi formally invited Galileo to join the Academy and expand his knowledge in April, 1611. Galileo brought a new wave to the Academy, and they started to look into the science of the new age.

Response to Peer Review: Looking at the peer reviews one thing I will definitely take into account is adding the link to the articles of the scientists that are mentioned so readers can look and see more about them. Also adding a small snippet about them so it gives more context. I do have another source and more to input from the current sources, so with the addition of those this section will expand. I will also take into account the specific suggestions for certain sentences and change those as they seem fit. I will make the article flow better and add transition sentences where they suggested. The tone is something I will also improve on to make it more formal and professional. For some specifics of sentences that the peer review mentioned is that I will take out "looking into" from the first sentence and change it to: Cesi started studying astronomy around 1605, where he became familiar with Kepler's and Tycho Brahe's research, and add a sentence about the parts of the research he was interested in. I will also reword the way I wrote about his trip to della Porta to put why he was going first then what he did second to give the reader more context.