The Galileo telescope, which is a refracting telescope, is not the first scope to be invented. As everybody knows, from the stargazing newbie to the high school science geek to the serious astronomer – Galileo Galilei did not invent the telescope. Nonetheless, Galileo's telescope was a better and much improved version of the Dutch-invented refracting telescope.
And although he was not credited for the scope’s invention, he nonetheless provided a serious approach to astronomy and stargazing with his own invention. Galileo actually is the major contributor to the development and advancement of modern astronomy.
The inventor of the first scope was the Dutch lens maker Hans Lippershey in 1608. And I believe he deserves the credit, otherwise Galileo Galilei would not have a model from which he can pattern his own refracting telescope. He was a native of Germany who migrated to the Netherlands. He applied a patent for his invention but did not receive it. However for his efforts, he was generously compensated by the Dutch government in exchange for the copies of the designs of his invention.
Actually, Hans Lippershey’s refracting telescope is a simpler, much cruder than the Galileo telescope. Lippershey’s is made out of two lenses, the eye lens and the primary lens. In his application for patent, he intended his newly invented refracting telescope to be utilized for military purposes.
In honor of Hans Lippershey’s contribution to the science of astronomy, a crater of our moon was named after him (Lippershey crater).
Still the Galileo telescope is one major achievement which helped Galileo Galilei earn the title Father of the modern astronomy.
1 comment:
Thank you and you should put more things about Hans and the telescopes like who saw the first thing out of the telescope and what year was it.
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