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The origins of the telescope are somewhat uncertain, though the Dutch spectacle maker Hans Lippershey is often credited with its invention. It is said that one day in 1608 he noticed that if he looked through a pair of spectacle lenses, held one in front of the other, he saw distant objects magnified. However, evidence has come to light in recent years which suggests that the telescope was invented some years earlier, though things are still far from clear-cut.
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North, G. (1997). The Telescope. In: Astronomy Explained. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0901-3_3
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