The Telescope

Portrait of Galileo Galilei” by Justus Susterman, National Maritime Museum  

1. The telescope was originally invented in October of 1608, by three spectacle makers in the Netherlands.
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3. The telescope was originally invented in October of 1608, by three spectacle makers in the Netherlands.
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5. In 1609. Galileo's first attempt was a telescope that magnified objects by three times their actual size.
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7. Galileo was the scientist who improved the telescope which helped scientists to observe the universe and study them. 

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