Telescopes Hans Lippershey (1570 - September 1619) was a Dutch lens maker. Lippershey is believed to be the first to apply for a patent for his design‚ a few weeks before Jacob Metius (a Dutch instrument maker and optician)‚ and making it available for general use in 1608. The telescope invented by Lippershey was composed of a convex and a concave lens‚ as this construction did not invert the image and had only a magnification of just 3x. Galileo’s telescope improved the original Dutch telescopes
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Telescopes A telescope is an instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects by collecting electromagnetic radiation such as visible light. The first known practical telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 17th century‚ using glass lenses. They found use in terrestrial applications and astronomy. Telescopes come in all shapes and sizes‚ from a little plastic tube you buy at a toy store for $2‚ to the the Hubble telescope which weighs several tons. Amateur telescopes
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The telescope is one of the most magnificent inventions made in the renaissance‚ first made by Hans Lippershey in 1608. Since this invention there have been plenty of astronomy lovers that have been trying to perfection it‚ for example Galileo Galilee. Since the fist invention of the telescope bye Hans Lippershey there have been many accusations that Lippershey stole the idea from another eye maker‚ Zacharias Jansen. Jansen is credited of inventing the compound microscope. Galileo is considered
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Reflecting Telescope Telescope A telescope is an instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects by collecting electromagnetic radiation (such as visible light). The first known practical telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 17th century‚ using glass lenses. Today‚ the reflecting telescope is considered as one of the most powerful scientific instruments ever invented. Within a few decades‚ the reflecting telescope was invented‚ which used mirrors. In the 20th
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consequence. It adheres to the belief that the correctness of an action is determined by the correctness of its rules and that if the correct rule is followed‚ the greatest good or happiness is achieved. Mill and Bentham each believe in their own type of Utilitarianism and have their own theories. Bentham focuses on pleasure whereas Mill focuses on happiness. Similarly‚ they are both searching to maximize happiness. Bentham is concerned for the individual alone‚ but Mill suggests we should protect
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The Telescope (Reflecting) Introduction: The true beauty of the universe cannot be seen by just the naked eye‚ the telescope is controversially the most important optical instrument in history. Telescopes are widely used around the world and come in different shapes‚ sizes and go by a variety of different names. They can be used to detect noise and sound and even be used to study the stars and supernovas but are more commonly used to gain another perspective into space‚ watching planets such
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Microbiology Term Paper of BTY(205) Topic:- Different types of Microscopes Submitted to:- Submitted by:- Annapurna S. Agasthya Anjali Kumari B-15 11007713 B.Sc. Biotechnology Acknowledgement I am heartily thankful to my teacher‚ Annapurna S. Agasthya who gave me such a wonderful topic and whose encouragement‚ guidance and support from the initial to the final level enabled me to develop an understanding
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The telescope is an important astronomical tool that gathers and focuses electromagnetic radiation. Telescopes serve to both increase the angular size and the brightness of objects. When we speak about telescopes we are usually referring to optical telescopes‚ but many other types of telescopes also exist for other spectrum of electromagnetic radiation. It is unclear as to who it was that actually invented the telescope but Galileo Galilei is credited as being the first to use a telescope for
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Telescopes in Astronomy SCI/151 Telescopes in Astronomy Telescopes are one of the greatest inventions and have led scientists on a fantastic journey of getting closer to understanding the universe. There is no way to research and evaluate outer space without telescopes gathering all of the information that they do. This paper is going to discuss the science of telescopes and explain all of the elements relative to them. How telescopes changed our view of the universe Without telescopes
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Telescopes in Astronomy Once upon a time‚ we believed the Earth was at the center of our universe. We were seriously mistaken. We have come to find that at the center of most galaxies is a giant black hole that keeps everything together. With the use of telescopes‚ we have made it possible to see the “impossible”. We are able to see the geographic landscape of distant planets and moons. Telescopes have made it possible to measure the speed of light‚ understand gravity‚ and grasp other laws of physics
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