europa discovered the four largest moons of jupiter.
who discovered the four largest moons of jupiter?
europa
in 1610, italian polymath galileo galilei discovered the four largest moons of jupiter (now known as the galilean moons) using a telescope; thought to be the first telescopic observation of moons other than earth's. one day after galileo, simon marius independently discovered moons around jupiter, though he did not publish his discovery in a book until 1614. it was marius's names for the four major moons, however, that stuck—io, europa, ganymede and callisto. these findings were also the first discovery of celestial motion not apparently centered on earth. the discovery was a major point in favor of copernicus' heliocentric theory of the motions of the planets; galileo's outspoken support of the copernican theory placed him under the threat of the inquisition.
jupiter
moons of jupiter (disambiguation)









































the moons of jupiter may refer to:









































bullet::::- moons of jupiter, the natural satellites of the planet jupiter









































bullet::::- galilean moons, the four largest moons and first discovered of jupiter, by galileo









































bullet::::- rings of jupiter









































bullet::::- jupiter's moons in fiction









































bullet::::- "the moons of jupiter" (1982 book), by alice munro, an anthology containing the eponymous short story









































bullet::::- "the moons of jupiter" (short story) (1981 story), by alice munro









































bullet::::- lucky starr and the "moons of jupiter" (1957 novel) novel by isaac asimov in the "lucky starr" novel series
moons of jupiter (disambiguation)