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jan 1, 1688 - The Modern Optical Telescope

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The optical telescope (modern) was first suggested by Isaac Newton but due to the difficulty of making them they only became popular later on. Many advances were made overtime but the main purpose of the optical telescope was to gather light, resolving and magnifying.

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jan 1, 1688
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~ 338 years ago

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