Lauren CoxSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Lauren Cox Who invented the telescope? By Lauren Cox published 26 October 21 Reference Several men laid claim to inventing the telescope, but the credit usually goes to Hans Lippershey, a Dutch lensmaker, in 1608. Reference Get the Space.com NewsletterBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM SPACE...1SpaceX rolls out rocket for historic Fram2 astronaut flight over Earth's poles (photos)2ISS National Lab explores the future of space in new podcast 'Between a Rocket and a Hard Space'3Earth's sea ice hits all-time low, NASA satellites reveal4European Space Agency launches competition to find its next commercial rocket by 202851st-ever orbital rocket launch from European soil falls to Earth and explodes seconds into flight
Who invented the telescope? By Lauren Cox published 26 October 21 Reference Several men laid claim to inventing the telescope, but the credit usually goes to Hans Lippershey, a Dutch lensmaker, in 1608.