a telescope.
It is a very early form of the telescops. To be precise it is a brass telescope.
Galileo was the first person to use a telescope for astronomical research.
It was called a "Spyglass". Or, it was also called a telescope.
That telescope you are refering to is called a refracting telescope.
Galileo first invented what is recognized as the telescope.
No, the telescope was first created in the early 1600's by Hans Lippershey a German-Dutch lensmaker.
It is called a refracting telescope.
There is some dispute about exactly who invented the telescope, but it appears to have happened in the Netherlands in the early 1600s.
A spyglass
The telescope was invented by Hans Lippershey, a Dutch eyeglass maker, around the early 17th century. Although the exact origin of the telescope is debated, Lippershey is often credited with its invention.
Hubble space telescope and international space station!
At this time (early 2014), the James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to launch during October of 2018 .