The first telescope
A telescope is a device that lets us view distant objects as if they are right in front of us. Early telescopes (and most today) used glass lenses and/or mirrors to detect light. Some modern telescopes gather images from different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, from radio waves to gamma rays. Most telescopes are located on Earth, but others are in space. All the different kinds of telescopes we have today all lead back to the very first telescope invented by Hans Lippershey.
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The development of the first telescope
The first telescope was invented by Hans Lippershey in 1608 in the Netherlands. It was invented for ships to get a good look ahead while at sea. Before the telescope, some stars were never visible. Lenses, used to make telescopes, were not introduced to Europe until the 13th century. At that time, all of the tools used to make the telescope were available. For reasons still unknown today, the invention was put off being made. The first telescope magnified things by three times. Because of the huge breakthroughs thanks to the telescope, it is considered the central and most important instrument in the Scientific Revolution.
When the telescope was first invented, Hans, like any inventor would do, wanted to get a patent on his invention. During October of 1608, the government in the Hague debated putting a patent on the invention. They stated that the telescope was a device that helped you "see far away things as through nearby". Unfortunately, Hans' telescope did not get the patent because it only consisted of a convex and concave lens in a tube, making the invention too easy to copy. However, Hans and his right hand man, Jacob Metis, were hired to make several binoculars for a great sum of money.
When the telescope was first invented, Hans, like any inventor would do, wanted to get a patent on his invention. During October of 1608, the government in the Hague debated putting a patent on the invention. They stated that the telescope was a device that helped you "see far away things as through nearby". Unfortunately, Hans' telescope did not get the patent because it only consisted of a convex and concave lens in a tube, making the invention too easy to copy. However, Hans and his right hand man, Jacob Metis, were hired to make several binoculars for a great sum of money.
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