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Who invented telescope
A)
Galileo Galilei
B)
Hans Lipperhey
C)
Copernicus
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Hans Lipperhey



The first person to apply for a patent for a telescope was Dutch eyeglass maker  Hans Lippershey (or Lipperhey). In 1608, Lippershey laid claim to a device that could magnify objects three times. His telescope had a concave eyepiece aligned with a convex objective lens. One story goes that he got the idea for his design after observing two children in his shop holding up two lenses that made a distant weather vane appear close. Others claimed at the time that he stole the design from another eyeglass maker, Zacharias Jansen.

Published On : June 8, 2021
Category : Science and Technology
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