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Glass was invented in Egypt as early as 3500 BC.
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Lenses have been unearthed in Asia Minor that date back to around 2000 BC.
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Greek mathematician Euclid discovered two properties of light, refraction and reflection. https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/telescope/277291 -
Roman Writer Seneca discovered magnifying glasses using water in a glass ball.
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Scientist Roger Bacon suggested the use of lenses in glasses. By the 15th century, lenses were widely used throughout Europe.
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Galileo built the first telescope using the ideas of many scientists before him.
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Telescopes were sold widely by 1609.
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Galileo in the next few years improved upon his telescope by making it be able to see farther and clearer. He discovered craters on the moon, the milky way, and Venus's phases. https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/telescope/277291
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Ariel One was the first telescope sent into space.
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Ariel One fell victim to a nuclear bomb test in July 1962.
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The Hubble Telescope was launched in April 1990 and continues to work today as an image taking telescope in space.https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/ -
The James Webb Telescope was the most recent telescope to be launched into space. It is the most advanced telescope ever used and has captured some great images that humans have never seen before.
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Everyone will get an implant into their eyes that allows them to see as far as a telescope on command by just thinking about it.