... a lens to attract light was developed by a Dutch optician in 1608 named Hans Lippershey. Two other inventors were Zacharias Jannssen and Jacob Metius. However, Galileo perfected the refracting telescope within a year and he became the first one to point a telescope up to the sky for observation. Refracting telescope: Refraction refers ... would build the eyepiece onto the side so that the light will come out the side. 3 #) Four telescopic discoveries made by Galileo were: 1) Venus goes through phases similar to those of the moon. This is significant because it proved that Venus goes arou...

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... (Jupiter 1). Jupiter is the King of the Gods, the ruler of Olympus and the patron of the Roman state. In 1610, Galileo discovered Jupiter, and Pioneer 10 first visited it in 1973 and currently, the spacecraft Galileo is orbiting around Jupiter. Galileo will be sending back information for the next two years (Jupiter 2).. Jupiter is about as big as a gas planet can get ... planet from the sun and the second largest. Rings (or bands) are the classic distinction, which observers give to Saturn. "In roman mythology, Saturn is the god of agriculture" (Saturn 1). Galileo first discovered Satu...

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... the most interesting in our Solar System. It is believed to be the god of agriculture in Roman mythology and its Greek name is Cronos. Saturn was first discovered by Galileo in 1610 by using one of the first telescopes. He was confused by its appearance as it looked like it had three parts, which the two extra parts, like three ... from the Sun. At the center of Saturn, the core is thought to have a temperature close to 15,000 C. The dramatic appearance of Saturn stems mainly from the spectacular rings. Galileo first discovery of the ring system in 1610 was described incorrectly because...

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