Eyepiece of Galileo's Telescope

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Science Museum, London
published on 17 August 2023
Eyepiece of Galileo's Telescope Download Full Size Image

The eyepiece of a model of the telescope made by Galileo (1564-1642) c. 1608. Galileo made a telescope capable of x33 magnification and used it to make several important discoveries in astronomy. 970 mm x 60 mm. (Science Museum, London)

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London, S. M. (2023, August 17). Eyepiece of Galileo's Telescope. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17764/eyepiece-of-galileos-telescope/

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