Lauren CoxSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Lauren Cox Who invented the telescope? By Lauren Cox published 26 October 21 Reference Several men laid claim to inventing the telescope, but the credit usually goes to Hans Lippershey, a Dutch lensmaker, in 1608. Reference Get the Space.com NewsletterBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM SPACE...1James Webb Space Telescope spies 'inside-out' star formation in ancient galaxy (image)2The key ingredients for life on Earth came from space, new evidence suggests3Hints of volcanic moon around alien planet may be 1st-of-its-kind discovery (video)4Nearby exoplanet is a 1st-of-its-kind 'steam world,’ James Webb Space Telescope finds5Space Force's mysterious X-37B space plane to attempt new 'aerobraking' maneuvers in orbit
Who invented the telescope? By Lauren Cox published 26 October 21 Reference Several men laid claim to inventing the telescope, but the credit usually goes to Hans Lippershey, a Dutch lensmaker, in 1608.
