Lippershey

/ ˈlɪpəsˌhaɪm; ˈlɪpəsˌhaɪ /

noun

1. LippersheyHans?1619MDutchTECHNOLOGY: lens grinderSCIENCE: telescope maker Hans. died ?1619, Dutch lens grinder, who built the first telescope

Example Sentences

They refused the patent, and though the discovery was soon found of value, Lippershey reaped no benefit.

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He did not have it made in Holland, but constructed it himself on Lippershey's principle.

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The telescope was invented by a Dutch optician named Hans Lippershey about three hundred years ago.

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