Peoria Riverfront Museum - The telescope was invented in 1608 by Hans Lippershey of the Netherlands. Having heard about Lippershey's invention, the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei built his own telescope in 1609
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Top 100 Global Creator - P68. Hans Lippershey - Creator of telescope - Worldkings - World Records Union
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Hans Lippershey (1570-1619). /Ndutch Spectacle Maker And Inventor Of Telescope. Wood Engraving, American, 1881. Poster Print by Granger Collection - Item # VARGRC0048657 - Posterazzi
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