History of the telescope
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The history of the telescope can be traced to before the invention of the earliest known telescope, which appeared in 1608 in the Netherlands, when a patent was submitted by Hans Lippershey, an eyegla
Early depiction of a "Dutch telescope" from 1624.
Optical diagram showing light being refracted by a spherical glass container full of water, from Roger Bacon, De multiplicatione specierum
Notes on Hans Lippershey's unsuccessful telescope patent in 1608
Reproduction of one of the four optical devices that Zacharias Snijder in 1841 claimed were early telescopes built by Zacharias Janssen. Its actual function and creator has been disputed over the years.
Hans Lipperhey
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Hans Lipperhey, also known as Johann Lippershey or simply Lippershey, was a German-Dutch spectacle-maker. He is commonly associated with the invention of the telescope, because he was the first one wh
History of the telescope
…telescope can be traced to before the invention of the earliest known telescope, which appeared in 1608 in the Netherlands, when a patent was submitted by Hans Lippershey, an eyeglass maker. Although Lippershey did not receive his patent, news of the invention soon spread across Europe. The design of these early refracting…
Lipperhey portrait