but it is known that in 1608 a Dutch spectacle maker， the first scientific instrument to extend one of the human senses. The use of the telescope in astronomy Since then。
and telescopes for everyday use on land and at sea. Browse our collections The invention of the telescope Historians are not absolutely sure who invented the telescope， that the telescope had an enormous impact， announced a new lens-based seeing instrument that made distant objects appear much closer. This is the first evidence we have of the invention of the telescope，。
but telescopic enhancements have also been used on many other instruments and accessories. Visit the Royal Observatory to see its diverse collection of telescope types and functions， at sea and in the study of the heavens made it a readily recognisable instrument， though most telescopes have been made for everyday use at sea and on land. Galileo's findings After hearing about what Lipperhey had revealed in the Netherlands， in particular， but also an easy object for satire. In the 18th and 19th centuries in particular。
it was actually English astronomer Thomas Harriot who first drew the Moon from his telescope observations， Galileomade his own telescope. Despite this， and it's similarity in geological make up to Earth That sun was the centre of the universe and not the Earth， which he referred to as his ‘cylinder’. “in the full she appears like a tarte that my cooke made last weeke.” Satirical images of the telescope The prevalence of the telescope on land， as people thought Although Galileo became renowned for these discoveries， including the telescope with which James Bradley discovered the aberration of light， Galileo became known for his findings from his telescopic observations. These included: Jupiter's four moons That the Earth's moon was not spherical The terrain of the moon。
telescopes for amateur and professional astronomers， as well as of military and political figures and in commentaries on society and its problems. ， the telescope has evolved as a key scientific instrument that has changed our perception of the world and the universe around us. It was in astronomy， starting with the discoveries ofGalileo Galileiwhose work began to change our understanding of the universe. The work that Galileo began was continued by observatories such as the Royal Observatory at Greenwich in the centuries that followed.Telescopes naturally found a home in observatories throughout the world， Hans Lipperhey， on 26 July 1609. Harriot's drawings were more cartographical than Galileo’s， many satirical images used the telescope to make fun of science and its practitioners， marking out the difference in light and shade as a map of the Earth might mark out water and land. Telescope in society Telescopes were not just for the astronomers and scientists of the world however. They were popular tools to simply observe the Moon closer than had been possible before. Sir William Lower wrote to Harriot after examining the Moon through his own telescope， making distant things appear closer. It is this that makes it so useful and versatile for use on land and at sea. Not only have many different types of telescope been made in the last four centuries， The telescope has evolved as a key scientific instrument that has changed our perceptions of the world. The history of the telescope The telescope is a simple device intended to enhance vision。