Galileo galilei, inspired by earlier inventions by hans lippershey, zacharias janssen, and jacob metius, constructed his own telescope in 1609 Hans lippershey, a man from the netherlands who made eyeglasses, invented the telescope in 1608. His observations and subsequent publication of his findings in his book “starry messenger” opened up a new world of understanding the cosmos.
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The invention of the telescope in 1608 is usually credited to the dutchman hans lippershey
The astronomical telescope became one of the most important of all.
Modelled on others of the time, by november 1609 galileo had invented the world’s first telescope with x20 magnification. Galileo challenged conventional views of the universe by observing by observing objects in the sky then applying the laws of mathematics and logic to what he saw He turned the telescope into an important tool of understanding the universe we live in. In 1608, dutch spectacle makers hans lippershey and zacharias janssen, and jacob metius independently created the first known telescopes
As the word of his invention spread across the europe, several prominent scientists managed very quickly to repeat that feat. Galileo galilei, the famous italian scientist who discovered jupiter's four closest moons, did not invent the telescope that he used to see those moons In fact, he just made the telescope better
