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400th Anniversary of the Invention of the Telescope: 1608-2008
URL: http://www.inventionofthetelescope.eu/400y_telescope/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/lang,en/

Description:
This site commemorates the invention of the telescope by Dutch craftsmen Johannes (Hans) Lipperhey and Zacharias Janssen in 1608. The site notes that Galileo is better known because he was one of the first to use the telescope for scientific purposes and his astronomical discoveries were a huge sensation. Includes a FAQ, and articles on the history of the telescope and related subjects. In English and Dutch. From the Philippus Lansbergen Public Observatory.

LII Topics: Astronomy, Telescopes

Publisher:
Philippus Lansbergen Public Observatory

LII Database Information:
Record 27196 created by Maria Brandt on 11/13/2008
Last modification on 11/17/2008
Published: 11/20/2008  
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27196

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