Galileo Galilei - Galileo made a telescope with about 3x magnification

Time: 1609

Place: Italy

Details: Based only on uncertain descriptions of the first practical telescope which Hans Lippershey tried to patent in the Netherlands in 1608, Galileo, in the following year, made a telescope with about 3x magnification. He later made improved versions with up to about 30x magnification.

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