19.6 Telescopes from the Ground Up

By Myles G
  • Hans Lippershey (First Telescope)

    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

    Galileo Galilei Telescope

    This telescope was a simple reflecting telescope with both the lens and eyepiece made out of brass.
  • Niccolo Zucchi

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Laurent Cassegrain

    He was a French physicist who invented the first refracting telescope, it could only reflect light.
  • Chester Hall

    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

    William Herschel

    He invented the biggest most advanced telescope in history which made discoveries in the far reaches of the universe.
  • The Hubble Telescope

    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.