The first telescopes actually came from China. Galileo of Italy perfected a telescope in
the 1600's.
the 17th century
it back to the time of newton about 400 years back, newton first invented reflecting telescopes!
1931
The telescope was invented in 1608 by Hans Lippershey.
yes how were they to study the stars
Hans lippershey by:bryce
The telescope wasn't invented until about 1604, so "early" astronomers had no telescopes.
Ptolemy never saw a telescope. The first telescopes were invented about 1500 years after Ptolemy died.
The earliest know working telescopes appeared in 1608 by Hans Lippershey.
The first known practical telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 1600s (the 17th century), using glass lenses.
The telescopes used by Leeuwenhoek, Huygens, and Galileo were refractors. Newton fashioned the first reflector, with a primary mirror of made polished brass.
The first patent application for binocular telescopes was filed early in the seventeenth century by Jan Lippershey in present day Holland.