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Telescope
invention and innovation
Galileo, first astronomical use of the telescope
George Ellery Hale, first giant reflecting telescope
Hans Lipperhey, inventor of the optical telescope
James Watt, adaptation of telescopes to measure distances
Roger Bacon, foundational optics theories
Sir Isaac Newton, inventor of the reflecting telescope
list of major telescopes
applications other than astronomy
diagrams and illustrations
effect of diffraction
largest optical telescope
observatories
parts of a telescope
pictures of telescopes
specific telescopes
types of telescopes
use in astronomy
use of balloons as telescope platform
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