![]() ![]() It seem rather logical that an eyeglass or spectacle maker would be able to invent a telescope based on the fact that telescopes bend light in order to produce the image we see through the telescope. All of the wonders of the heavens have been opened up to us as a result of this incredible invention, presumably invented by Lipperhey in the 17th century. Telescopes have changed what we know about the universe and how the earth fits into it. The telescope has certainly advanced over the centuries as they have become more powerful than Lipperhey or anyone else from that century ever could have imagined. Of course, like many urban myths and legends, we will never truly know how the telescope was really invented or if it was truly Hans Lipperhey who invented it, but millions of men and women and boys and girls have enjoyed using telescopes to see the moon and distant planets and stars thanks to this amazing invention. Though others have attempted to stake claim to the invention, no one other than Lipperhey applied for a patent for the telescope. There is documentary proof that Lipperhey applied for a patent when he invented the telescope, or as some still believe, when his children invented the telescope while playing with some of his lenses. He learned a great deal about glass-making and began to experiment with lenses and the combination of lenses before he invented the telescope. Lipperhey was an eyeglass maker, or in the 17th century when he lived he would have been referred to as a spectacle maker. ![]() The man who invented the telescope was a German man named Hans Lipperhey from Wesel Germany who later lived in the Netherlands. Though the contributions of Galileo are hard to quantify, inventing the telescope was not one of them. The telescope is an amazing devise and many people assume it was invented by Galileo Galilei, the father of Astronomy. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free.Just who invented the telescope is a question many people ask as they first begin to learn about Astronomy and look towards the heavens to gaze at the stars, planets and moons. When Einstein’s relativity came along, why didn’t Newtonian physics go away? All that and more on another episode of StarTalk! What are the core tenets of the Big Bang Theory? Could the Big Bang just be a small piece of a bigger theory? Learn about Vulcan, the hypothetical planet pulling on Mercury that was invented to save Newton’s Laws. We walk through the scientific process and experimentations. We explore the frontier of scientific research and what ideas are being contested. Will something bad happen if the poles do flip? How often do Earth’s magnetic poles flip? Find out what magnets and aurora borealis have to do with each other. Does your compass actually point to the magnetic north pole? Are the north pole and the magnetic north pole the same thing? Why do we even have a magnetic field? Discover Earth’s molten core, creating a dynamo, and why dead planets like Mars don’t have one. Will Earth’s poles flip? We discuss Earth’s precession (wobble), bob, and flip. How does the JWST avoid detecting itself? Learn about features to keep the JWST cool and infrared-free. What bands of the electromagnetic spectrum can the it see in? Find out about William Herschel and his discovery of infrared light. Learn how the JWST is more than just its pictures. Are we rethinking the Big Bang? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore features of the James Webb Space Telescope, magnetism and how the aurora borealis works, and if the Big Bang is being debunked. ![]()
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