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Galileo (1564-1642) is often credited with the invention of the telescope, when in fact he only improved upon it.

The earliest telescopes were built in 1608 by three separate Dutch spectacle makers: Hans Lippershey (who patented one), Zacharias Janssen, and Jacob Metius. The following year, 1609, Galileo heard of the use of lenses in this manner, and built telescopes of his own, which quickly brought him great prestige in Venice. In 1610 his telescopes allowed him to observe the known planets and discover the first moons around Jupiter.

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