Galileo's Telescope

PBS Learning Media
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Classroom Material
Keywords
NOVA Galileo's Battle for the Heavens historical figures telescope invention innovation Galileo lens astronomy
Subjects
Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Galileo's Telescope

Contrary to what many people think, Galileo did not invent the telescope. In this video segment adapted from NOVA, the Italian physicist and mathematician improves on an existing spyglass design to create a more powerful one—a refracting telescope that he then used to study the night sky.
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PBS Learning Media

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