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We don't know - but Galileo gets the credit (mainly because he wrote about it).

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Galileo found imperfections on the Sun in the form of sunspots and imperfections on the Moon in the form of mountains and valleys?

True. Through his telescope, Galileo saw sunspots on the Sun, which were considered "imperfections" at the tie. He also used hie telescope to prove that the Moon has mountains and valleys like the "imperfect" Earth by noticing the shadows cast near the dividing line between the light and the dark portions of the lunar face.


Who is credited with inventing the first Gregorian refracting telescope?

The Gregorian refracting telescope was invented by Scottish mathematician and astronomer James Gregory in the 17th century. He designed this telescope to address some of the optical issues of the existing telescopes at that time.


What was first photographed by the Hubble telescope?

The first thing that was photographed and looked at by the Hubble Space Telescope was i believe the outer edge of the Milky Way.


When was the first telescope built by nasa placed into orbit?

NASA's first telescope placed into orbit was the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 (OAO-2), launched on December 7, 1968. It was the first of a series of orbiting observatories designed to study celestial objects without the interference of Earth's atmosphere.


What is the name of the first space telescope built by NASA?

The first space telescope built by NASA is called the Hubble Space Telescope. It was launched into orbit in 1990 and has provided groundbreaking images and data about the universe since then.

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Who are the famous scientists who studied the heavenly bodies?

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Who used telescope first?

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What is nicolaus Copernicus achievement?

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Who was the fist to use a telescope to study the heavens systematically?

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Galileo was the first to use what instrument in his line of work?

Galileo did not invent the telescope. The Italian physicist and mathematician improved on an existing spyglass design to create a more powerful one: a refracting telescope that he then used to study the night sky.


Who discovered the first telescope and when?

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