The History of Hans Lipperhsey

The Telescope Was First Patented in 1608

Dutch eyeglass maker Hans Lippershey (or Lipperhey) is widely credited as the first person to patent a telescope in 1608.

His device, called a killer  ("looker"), was, according to Hans, able to magnify an image up to three times.

Hans lippershey died in 1619. He died in Middleburg, Netherlands in 1619 at the age of 50. A lunar crater
“Lippershey” and the minor planet “31338 Lipperhey” are named after him.Hans Lippershey, Lippershey also
spelled Lipperhey, also called Jan Lippersheim or Hans Lippersheim, (born c. 1570, Wesel, Ger.—died c. 1619, Middelburg, Neth.,

spectacle maker from the United Netherlands, traditionally credited with inventing the telescope (1608).

Hans Lippershey, Lippershey also spelled Lipperhey, also called Jan Lippersheim or Hans Lippersheim, (born c. 1570, Wesel, Ger.—died c. 1619, Middelburg, Neth.), spectacle maker from the United Netherlands, traditionally credited with inventing the telescope.Biography. Lippershey was born in Wesel, now in western Germany, in 1570.

He settled in Middelburg, the capital of the province of Zeeland, now in the Netherlands, in 1594, married the same year and became a citizen of Zeeland in 1602.

According to the story, Lippershey tried it himself and realized the amazing possibilities.

He then placed a tube between the lenses to make a telescope. Lippershey called his invention a "kijker", meaning "looker"
in Dutch and in 1608, applied for a patent with the Belgian government.

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