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Evening News

- Optics, Astronomy, and Journalism in Early Modern Europe

part of the Material Texts series

About Evening News

Eileen Reeves examines the ways in which a long-standing association of reportage with covert surveillance and astrological prediction was altered by the near simultaneous emergence of weekly newsheets, the invention of the Dutch telescope, and the appearance of Galileo Galilei's astronomical treatise, The Starry Messenger.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780812245745
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 320
  • Published:
  • April 22, 2014
  • Dimensions:
  • 163x235x29 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 624 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: January 29, 2025

Description of Evening News

Eileen Reeves examines the ways in which a long-standing association of reportage with covert surveillance and astrological prediction was altered by the near simultaneous emergence of weekly newsheets, the invention of the Dutch telescope, and the appearance of Galileo Galilei's astronomical treatise, The Starry Messenger.

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