A century and a half of history backs the fine optical equipment Zeiss Optics has provided from the town of Jena in Germany. Established by Carl Zeiss and Ernst Abbe in 1855, Zeiss was the very first supplier to create lenses from the scientific principles of physics and the wave theory of optics. Throughout the [...]

Galileo is one of the most famous astronomers and scientists in history. His work developed much of the modern concepts by which research is conducted today. Of all his achievements, his conflict with the Catholic Church over the nature of the solar system is one of the major events of his life.