50+ Galileo Galilei Telescope Background. His discoveries laid the foundation for modern physics and astronomy. In 1610, italian astronomer galileo galilei looked up at the heavens using a telescope of his making.

Substantive revision wed may 10, 2017. Galileo galilei was the first scientist to recognise the importance of the telescope for astronomy. He created a telescope later that same year that could.

In the spring of 1609 he heard that in the netherlands an instrument had been invented that.

Galileo galilei was born in pisa, italy in 1564. Galileo galilei, a most humble servant of your serene highness, being diligently attentive, with all his spirit, not only to discharging the duties. Galileo's 20x telescope, museum of the history of science, florence. Galileo made his first telescope in 1609, modeled after telescopes produced in other parts of europe that could magnify objects three times.