![]() ![]() He dared to publish his findings and was nearly burned at the stake for it. Of his own and turns them toward the heavens. 1609- Galileo, after simply hearing that the device was invented, builds several telescopes.1609-Thomas Harriot (1560 – 1621) English astronomer, mathematician, ethnographer, and translator becomes the first person to make a drawing of the Moon through a telescope, on July 26, 1609, over four months before Galileo.The idea is independently developed by Jacub Metius and This is the first documentedĬreation of a telescope. He applies for a patent on his invention. 1608-In the Netherlands, Hans Lippershey discovers that holding two lenses up some distance apartīring objects closer.15th century-concave lenses to correct nearsightedness are developed.14th century-convex lenses to correct farsightedness are developed.Lenses would not be used to study the stars for 2000 years. Aristophanes uses a glass sphere filled with water to start fires. Phonenicians cooking on sand discover glass. He was the first to publish his findings and risk the censure of the church and his colleagues.įollowing is a chronological history of the invention and development of the telescope. No more than a quarter of the moon's face at a time without moving his telescope. ![]() Magnification-only 30 power-and a narrow field of view Galileo could see He saw the rings as "horns" since his telescopeĬould not resolve the gap between the rings. The stars and saw the craters of the moon, sunspots, the four large moons In 1609 the great Italian scientist turned his telescope toward until about 1900 A.D.Ĭontrary to popular opinion, Galileo did not invent the telescope. ![]()
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