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The Englishman, Leonard Digges (1520-1559), from Bartham in Kent, UK, invented the Theodolite in 1551...The main component of a Theodolite is a small but powerful refracting telescope, so he was almost certainly the very first person in the world to invent the refracting telescope. However, it is known that he also invented the reflecting telescope shortly afterwards. In 1608, Hans Lippershey, a German born Dutch citizen invented a refracting telescope in Middelburg, Netherlands. Galileo's model a year later was a considerable improvement upon Lippersheys design but it came almost 60 years after Digges's invented his telescope. The Gregorian reflecting telescope was invented by Scottish mathematician and astronomer James Gregory and his design was first published in 1663. Isaac newton invented the Newtonian reflecting telescope in 1668, 117 years after Digges invented his. The design of the Cassegrain telescope was first published on April 25th 1672 and its invention is attributed to Laurent Cassegrain (1629-1693), a Catholic priest from Chartres, France. There were no real major advances in telescope designs until the Schmidt telescope was invented, by German optician Bernhard Schmidt, in 1930. The Maksutov telescope was patented in 1941 by Russian optician Dmitri Maksutov.
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When did Galileo first use the telescope to study planets?
Galileo first used the telescope to study planets in 1609, when he heard about the invention of the telescope in the Netherlands and built his own version of it. He observed the planets, including Jupiter and its moons, which led to significant advancements in the field of astronomy.
Why are reflecting telescope and refracting telescope considered as optical telescope?
"Optical", in this case, simply means that they work with light.
How did first telescope come about?
Galileo built the first telescope in 350BC. He used it to survey the night sky.
What was the first telescope built by the NASA?
The first telescope was not built by NASA. It was built by Galileo. However, no one gives a f**k. It could've been built by anyone but was never recorded. If your teacher asks, just give him/her your middle finger and say no.
When was the first telescope used in Arecibo Puerto Rico?
The first telescope used in Arecibo, Puerto Rico was the Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory, which began operation in November 1963. This telescope was originally built for ionospheric and radio astronomy research.
What year was the non optical telescope invented?
The non-optical telescope, primarily radio telescopes, were invented in the 1930s. One of the first and most notable radio telescopes was built by Karl Guthe Jansky in 1931.
Is theHubble telescope is an optical telescope?
The Hubble Space Telescope has a number of instruments, but the primary one is an optical telescope.
When did Galileo first use the telescope to study planets?
Galileo first used the telescope to study planets in 1609, when he heard about the invention of the telescope in the Netherlands and built his own version of it. He observed the planets, including Jupiter and its moons, which led to significant advancements in the field of astronomy.
Why are reflecting telescope and refracting telescope considered as optical telescope?
"Optical", in this case, simply means that they work with light.
How did first telescope come about?
Galileo built the first telescope in 350BC. He used it to survey the night sky.
What year did Isaac Newton invent the first reflecting telescope?
He Built the first relfecting telescope in 1672!!
Which is the best telescope?
optical
What kind of telescope are most of the large optical telescope?
Reflector.
What is the advantage of using a non-Optical telescope over an optical telescope?
See things that don't shine in the visible spectrum.
Who invented the optical light telescope?
me
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.
Who made the first hubble telescope?
HST has actually been built under the control of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (responsible for design and optical part, subcontracted to Kodak and Perkin-Elmer Corp.) and Goddard Space Flight Center (science instruments and ground control). The overall spacecraft in which the telescope is housed was built by Lockheed.
