Were it not for the Galileo Telescope, astronomers and space scientists all over the world would not have enjoyed all the benefits that they can obtain from the refracting telescope – in terms of astronomical researches and observations. Yes it was eyepiece and optics piece creators Zacharias Janssen and Hans Lippershey who invented the refractor, yet it was the great Italian astronomer and scientist Galileo Galilei who worked further on the instrument, managing to increase its magnification for more power. The renowned scientist, with his knowledge of the principle of refraction, did create his scope into becoming the world’s first working astronomical telescope. Above is a photograph of Galileo Telescope, which became the model for the succeeding professional refracting telescopes. Without a doubt, it was the scientific device that changed wholly the astronomical world.
