galieleoscope

AAS: the return of the snippets

catdynamics | January 6, 2010

more invaluable science nuggets and pretty pictures The Galileoscope is a very cheap but functional 50mm astronomical refractor kit for introducing kids to optical observing; NB PRICE GOES UP NEXT WEEK! They can also be donated - through an online click. But, now Ric and Jean Edelman of Edelman Financial Services have donated $250,000 to the AAS to buy and distribute 15,000 Galileoscopes for distribution to teachers around the US for use in classroom. Nice one. Hm. Y'know Goldman Sachs could go a long way towards repairing their public image with a token $250,000,000 donation towards a…

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