Eyepiece of Galileo's Telescope

Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Science Museum, London
published on 17 August 2023
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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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