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Hans Lippershey (First Telescope)
Hans Lippershey's telescope had a concave mirror made of brass and a hole in the center of the telescope that held the eyepiece. -
Galileo Galilei Telescope
This telescope was a simple reflecting telescope with both the lens and eyepiece made out of brass. -
Niccolo Zucchi
This version of the telescope had two lenses, a convex lens, and a concave lens. The aperture was 2 inches long and was made out of silver. -
Christoph Scheiner
This version of the telescope was the first reflecting telescope of its time, this telescope could make observations on the Moon and on Mars. -
Christiaan Huygens
This telescope was the first compound telescope made by Dutch engineers and scientists with Christiaan. This telescope also made some of the first observations on Saturn -
James Gregory
This invention was the first official reflecting mirror. The lens was made from polished silver and the eyepiece was just a concave mirror. -
Laurent Cassegrain
He was a French physicist who invented the first refracting telescope, it could only reflect light. -
Chester Hall
This telescope was the first telescope built with a concave mirror that allowed light from distant objects to be focused into a bright point of light. -
William Herschel
He invented the biggest most advanced telescope in history which made discoveries in the far reaches of the universe. -
The Hubble Telescope
This telescope was built by Edwin Hubble and was launched into space, this telescope is the most famous telescope in history and is credited for helping us to understand our universe.