FAQ About Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei
22 days ago | beth

Did Galileo invent the telescope?

While Galileo did not invent the telescope, he significantly improved upon the existing design of the time. The invention of the telescope is generally credited to Dutch optician Hans Lippershey in 1608. Galileo crafted his own version of the telescope based on these early designs and used it to make groundbreaking astronomical observations that changed the field of astronomy.