Telescopes

By Hunter Graham

  • hans lipperhey invents refracting telescope

    hans lipperhey invents refracting telescope
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    telescope timeline

  • galileo discovers jupiters moon with improved refracting telescope

    galileo discovers jupiters moon with improved refracting telescope

  • Newton perfects reflecting telescope

    Newton perfects reflecting telescope

  • Hadley makes larger mirrors for reflecting telescopes

    Hadley makes larger mirrors for reflecting telescopes

  • bigger and better telescopes built

    bigger and better telescopes built

  • first radio telescope

    first radio telescope

  • first orbiting x-ray telescope launched

    first orbiting x-ray telescope launched

  • hubble space telescope laughed

    hubble space telescope laughed

  • The Herschel Space Observatory is launched

    The Herschel Space Observatory is launched

  • The Gran Telescopio Canarias is built on the island La Palma in the Canary Islands of Spain on the top of a volcanic peak 7,438 feet above sea level. It is the largest telescope of our time.

    The Gran Telescopio Canarias is built on the island La Palma in the Canary Islands of Spain on the top of a volcanic peak 7,438 feet above sea level. It is the largest telescope of our time.