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Galileo made his first telescope in 1609, modeled after telescopes produced in other parts of Europe that could magnify objects three times. He created a telescope later that same year that could magnify objects twenty times. With this telescope, he was able to look at the moon,

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Galileo discovered the telescope when he was 46 years old in 1609.

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In 1609 Galileo Galilee was 45

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How did Galileo discover?

In astronomy, he used a telescope.


Where was Galileo discover the telescope?

He discovered it on the moon.


What age was Galileo when he discovered the telescope?

Galileo wasn't the first to make a telescope but he discovered the telescope at the age of 46.


Who was the first to discover Jupiter with a telescope and when?

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What did Galileo discover when looking through his telescope?

that the moon was not flat, it was a sphere.


Who was the first to use a refractor telescope to discover mountains on the moon?

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Who used a telescope to discover craters on the moon?

Galileo Galilei was the first person to use a telescope to discover craters on the moon in 1609.


What role did the telescope play in Galileo's contributions to astronomy?

Galileo used his telescope to look into space where he noticed that Nicalous Copernicus was correct in saying that the Earth revolves around the sun. Which Galileo was arrested for believing.


When the telescope found by Galileo Galileo?

By 1609 Galileo had a telescope that magnified 20x


Where did galieo discover Saturn?

Galileo did not discover Saturn. Saturn was known to people who lived thousands of years before Galileo. Galileo was the first person to see Saturn through a telescope, and the first to observe its rings. He made many of his observations from Venice.


How was the telescope successful?

The telescope, invented by Galileo in the early 1600's, allowed us to see objects better that were far away. Galileo is credited with using his first telescope to discover Jupiter's moons, Saturn's rings, and the craters and other features of our moon.


When did Galileo see in his telescope?

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