How Did Hans Lippershey Invent The Telescope

When you look into the night sky it is full of wonder and endless possibilities to be discovered.The telescope is a major key to the exploration and discovery of these wonders. Without the invention of the telescope many of the scientific advances we have today wouldn’t exist and all the things we know about space would still be a mystery.

Galileo is often credited for inventing the telescope, though, Hans Lippershey, (A Dutch eyeglass maker) was the true inventor. Hans Lippershey (Also known as: Jan Lippersheim, Hans Lipperhey, and Hans Lippersheim) was born in Wesel, Germany in 1570. He later settled in the Netherlands and made a living producing spectacles. One day when Hans was in his shop, two children had been playing with lenses and that's when he discovered that if you put two of the lenses together and looked at something small it becomes bigger and clearer. His first invention was called the “kijker”, which in Dutch, means “looker”. Hans had applied for a patent of his invention in 1608 but was denied because it was “not able to be kept a secret” and “easy to replicate”. However he

His discovery that the telescope could be used to study the universe has lead to the now wide field of scientific study known as astronomy. Galileo was born in February of 1564 in Florence, Italy. He began studying medicine at the university of Pisa in 1853. He was greatly interested in mathematics and physics but was forced to drop out before earning his degree, due to financial difficulties. During Galileo's career he studied the laws of motion in which he published “The Little Balance”. He was then offered a job at the university of Pisa in 1589 however his contract was not renewed in 1592. He soon after began teaching at the university of Padua. Galileo also published “The Operations of the Geometric and the Military Compass” in