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The History of Telescopes

The history of telescopes began in the early 1600s when a Dutch eyeglass maker named Hans Lippershey invented the first simple telescope.

Hans Lippershey
The History of Telescopes

Galileo Galilei, an Italian scientist, improved Hans Lippershey's invention and used this to make important discoveries about the Moon, planets, and stars. He saw craters on the Moon, moons around Jupiter, and the phases of Venus.

Galileo Galilei
The History of Telescopes

Over the centuries, telescopes became more advanced, allowing astronomer Isaac Newton to develop the reflecting telescope, which uses mirrors instead of lenses.

Isaac Newton