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jan 1, 1608 - [1608] Hans Lippershey patents the refracting telescope.

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The refracting telescope was the first major telescope and assisted Galileo Galilei with his astronomical observations. It worked by bending light through a refracting lens to form an image that the user can see with the naked eye.

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