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Lippershey
/ ˈlɪpəsˌhaɪm; ˈlɪpəsˌhaɪ /
noun
- LippersheyHans?1619MDutchTECHNOLOGY: lens grinderSCIENCE: telescope maker Hans. died ?1619, Dutch lens grinder, who built the first telescope
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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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