Lauren Cox 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...1New model helps to figure out which distant planets may host life2Go inside the development of NASA's $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope with new 'Cosmic Dawn' documentary3 Astronomers discover ultrapowerful black hole jet as bright as 10 trillion suns lit by Big Bang's afterglow4Cosmic Encounter review5'The Alters' is a genre-blending sci-fi survival ordeal about the horrors of being a project manager
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.
