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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “Galileo made his telescopes with his own hands.”

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Galileo made his telescopes with his own hands.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin notes Galileo's hands-on approach to scientific invention, illustrating the value of practical skills.

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