1608 ⟶ First Recorded Optical Telescope

Earliest record of an optical telescope.
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🔭 First Recorded Optical Telescope

Earliest record of an optical telescope.⟶
First Recorded Optical Telescope (1608)
Scientific RevolutionOpticsAstronomyDutch RepublicHans LippersheyTelescopeObservation
NetherlandsNetherlands

🔭 Telescope Patent Applications

Telescope: Patent applied for by Hans Lippershey. Actual inventor unknown since it seemed to already be a common item being offered by the spectacle makers in the Netherlands with Jacob Metius also applying for patent and the son of Zacharias Janssen making a claim 47 years later that his father invented it.⟶
Telescope Patent Applications (1608)
OpticsScientific RevolutionHans Lippershey
NetherlandsNetherlands

⏱️ Pendulum Clock Invention

Pendulum clock: Invented by Christiaan Huygens. It was first conceptualized in 1637 by Galileo Galilei but he was unable to create a working model.⟶
Pendulum Clock Invention (1656)
Scientific RevolutionTimekeepingClockmakingMechanicsChristiaan HuygensGalileo Galilei
NetherlandsNetherlands

⏱️ Christiaan Huygens Invents the Pendulum Clock

Christiaan Huygens develops the first functional pendulum clock based on the learnings of Galileo Galilei.⟶
Christiaan Huygens Invents the Pendulum Clock (1657)
Scientific RevolutionTimekeepingClockmakingPhysicsMechanicsGalileo GalileiInstrumentationPrecision
NetherlandsNetherlands

⚙️ Huygens Describes the First Piston Engine

Christiaan Huygens provides the first known description of a piston engine.⟶
Huygens Describes the First Piston Engine (1680)
Scientific RevolutionInventionsEngine
NetherlandsNetherlands