Articles related to "Galileo Telescope"

By 1609 Galileo had learned of the invention of the spyglass, soon to be called the telescope. As a skilled maker of scientific instruments, he decided to construct one.

With his telescope Galileo discovered craters on the Moon, spots on the Sun, Moons of Jupiter, phases of Venus, and stars in the Milky Way.

Biography of Galileo Galilei, often called the father of modern science, who championed the views of Copernicus.

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) made telescopes to study the skies. What this Italian scientist discovered using them undermined fundamental beliefs about the universe.

Galileo thermometers are popular ornamental thermometers. How do they work?

Hans Lipperhey is most often credited with inventing the telescope. However, Pierre Borel in his 1655 book said that Zacharias Janssen was its creator.

Timing swings with his pulse Galileo discovered a fundamental principle pendulums, which led to more accurate clocks and the ability to accurately measure longitude.