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Royal Institution of Great Britain - On this day in 1609 Galileo demonstrated his first telescope. This led to a series of ground-breaking findings, like how Venus showed a range of moon-like
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A 'best guess' reproduction of the 6x magnification 'Dutch Trunke' telescope built by Thomas Hariot in 1609 Stock Photo - Alamy
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Nature composes some of her loveliest poems for the telescope” - Theodore Roszah Chapter 5: Telescopes. - ppt download
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Star Gazer. In 1609, Galileo Galilei was inspired by Hans Lippershey's “Dutch perspective glasses” to design
Ancient Origins - ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY – On 25th August, 1609 AD, Galileo Galilei demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers. Galileo was an Italian physicist, mathematician, engineer, astronomer, and
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