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title: Eyepiece of Galileo's Telescope
author: Science Museum, London
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17764/eyepiece-of-galileos-telescope/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2023-08-17
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# Eyepiece of Galileo's Telescope
_Authored by Science Museum, London_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17764.png)
## Image Caption
The eyepiece of a model of the telescope made by [Galileo](https://www.worldhistory.org/Galileo_Galilei/) (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](https://www.worldhistory.org/science/) Museum, London)
## Cite This Work
### APA
London, S. M. (2023, August 17). Eyepiece of Galileo's Telescope. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
London, Science Museum,. "Eyepiece of Galileo's Telescope." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 17, 2023. .
### MLA
London, Science Museum,. "Eyepiece of Galileo's Telescope." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Aug 2023, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co56202/telescope-by-galileo-replica-telescope-galilean-telescope-refracting-replica) by **Science Museum, London**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 17 August 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.