Telescopes
Telescopes were pivotal during the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century. Telescopes have been around for 400 years. Telescopes are used to collect electromagnetic radiation. Electromagnetic radiation is just a fancy way of saying light. The word telescope comes from the Greek language. The word tele=far and the word scopein=to look or see. Telescopes have helped astronomers see things in space that are not visible with the naked eye. First known telescope was built by Hans Lippershey in 1608. Lippershey was a Dutch lensmaker.Galileo Galilei, an Italian scientist, made his own telescope in 1609. Since then, we have come a long way. Now we have telescopes that have been placed in deserts, mountains, and even in the South Pole. There are even some that are in orbit around our Earth in space, like the Hubble Telescope. If you are interested in telescopes, check out this website.
Image Source: Linnet. "Knocking Radio Telescope." Photograph. geograph.org.uk. Web. 2009.
Info Source: Ward, Dennis. "What is a telescope?" Windows to the Universe. n.p. May 28, 2008, October 1, 2014
