Full colour PDF version of the 40-page booklet supplied in the schools packs. Explanatory chapters explore the work of each scientist featured in the film. These are followed by exercises, lab demonstrations and thought experiments for classes to work on together.
Reinventing the Telescope
The process of replicating Galileo's original telescope. Images from Final Year Model Making project by
Tina Moore.
Sidereus Nuncius
Text of Galileo's original Starry Messenger, as
seen at the start of the film
The Starry Messenger's Symbology
Document describing (tongue firmly in cheek) some of the mythological and symbolic ideas behind the film.
The Starry Messenger Screenplay
The version of the script from which TSM was filmed (should you want to remake it for whatever reason!)