Project Timeline
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Updated: 19 Jan 2020
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Created byPetros Flagg
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Hans Lippershey patents his "Kijker" in 1608In 1609, Galileo advances the magnitude of the telescope to 20xKepler creates a convex telescope in 1611Christian Huygens creates his own, tubeless telescope in 1655.First reflecting telescop built by Issac NewtonChester Hall removes color distortion from refracting telescopes in 1729First large scale telescope built in 1789The Yerkes Observatory, "Birthplace of astrophysics" is founded in 1897First Radio Telescope designed by Karl JanskeyLovell's 250 foot radio telescope built.Hubble Space Telescope launchedCompton Gamma Ray Observatory deployed.W.M. Keck Observatory production is finishedJames Webb Telescope will replace HubblePeriods
Herschel Space observatory, largest infrared telescope, is launched
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