When was it invented?
at the beginning of the 17th century,
What year?
1608
By whom?
The actual inventor is unknown
Who asked for government recognition?
Hans Lippershey
Who also made one?
Galileo
Are they only used for looking at stars?
no
How are they used?
in both terrestrial applications and astronomy
Where does the name come from?
the Ancient Greek
What words?
"tele" "far" and , "skopein" "to look or see"; τηλεσκόπος, "teleskopos" "far-seeing"
Who first called it that?
Giovanni Demisiani
When?
1611
How is it used today?
as a wide range of instruments capable of detecting different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, and in some cases other types of detectors.
Where was it first made?
the Netherlands
What were used inside them?
glass lenses
What were later added?
mirrors
Why?
to collect and focus the light
Is this the only type available?
no
What kind came to be in the 1930s?
radio telescopes
What kind came later?
infrared
Where was the term first used?
at a banquet