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TELESCOPETIMELINE
1608
In 1608 Hans Lippershey developed the first telescope. He used it to study space, and the way things were in the solar system.
1608
1608
Another invention in 1608 was the refracting telescope. This was developed by Galileo, and he used it to study the phases of Venus and sunspots on the sun.
1608
1668
In 1668 Issac Newton invented the reflecting telescope. It provided him a crisper image than other telescopes at the time.
1668
1687
Issac newton first thought of the universal law of gravitation in 1687. Issac Newton stated that every particle attracts every other particle in the universe with a force which is directly proportional to the product of their masses . This is why planets orbit the sun as the sun has a huge mass, making objects such as each accelerate toward it.
1859
The spectroscope was invented by Joseph Von Fraunhofer in 1859. It was used to measure spectrum of light. It was used to transform light into a spectrum using a prim that can be observed through a small telescope.
1881
In 1881 the interferometry was invented by Albert Abraham Michelson. The interferometry instrument uses the interference patterns formed by waves (usually light, radio, or sound waves) to measure certain characteristics of the waves themselves or of materials that reflect, refract, or transmit the waves.
1932
In 1932 Karl Guthe Jansky invented the radio telescope. It was used to detect radio-frequency radiation emitted by extraterrestrial sources.
1932
1953
1953
Adaptive optics was invented by Horace W. Babcock. It is used to improve the performance of optical systems by reducing the effects of rapidly changing optical distortion.
1960
In 1960 astronomers from the soviet union, the US, and Canada together invented the very long baseline interferometry.
1960
1969
1969
In 1969 Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith invented the charge coupled device (CCD). it is an integrated circuit etched onto a silicon surface forming light sensitive elements called pixels. They are similar to the sensors in your digital camera in that they both use the same underlying physics to detect light.
1985
1985
In 1985 William Myron Keck invented the Twin Keck Telescope. It was used to measure the size of a distant world that is about the size of Uranus. It discovered four galaxy's powered by black holes.
1989
1989
The New Technology Telescope, is a telescope in which uses active optics. The telescope and its enclosure had a revolutionary design for optimal image quality.
1990
1990
The Hubble Space Telescope was invented by Edwin Hubble. It was launched to space in 1990 and would then soon become the first space telescope. The telescope provides a more clear image than the telescopes on earth because there is no atmosphere in its way.