Galileo Galilei's Telescope
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Title
Galileo Galilei's Telescope
Subject
Astronomy
Description
This was the telescope that Galileo Galilei used to make his first discoveries about the solar system and planet rotation. This was the first creation of the telescope and would later be named "telescopio" by Prince Federico Cesi, founder of the Academia dei Lincei.
Creator
Galileo Galilei
Source
Museo Galileo, https://catalogue.museogalileo.it/object/GalileosTelescope_n01.html
Date
1609
Format
wood, leather, length 927 mm
Type
physical object
Citation
Galileo Galilei, “Galileo Galilei's Telescope,” Omeka, accessed June 4, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/702.