Looking a little closer at Telescopes by Erin Ferguson https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3 Made with just a few lenses. en-us 2017-09-08 17:44:45 UTC 2026-03-21 01:39:17 UTC hello@padlet.com Who Invented the Telescope? efer2699 https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3/wish/185986739 The telescope was invented most likely by a man named Hans Lippershey, in the 1600s.]]> 2017-09-08 17:59:09 UTC https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3/wish/185986739 Before the the turn of the century, the largest telescope was made in... efer2699 https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3/wish/186501860 1845! It had 40 inch glass lenses, and was the largest REFRACTING TELESCOPE that was ever used.]]> 2017-09-11 17:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3/wish/186501860 What Invention allowed for humans to be able to investigate and discover the night sky? efer2699 https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3/wish/186502807 The Telescope!]]> 2017-09-11 18:00:14 UTC https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3/wish/186502807 Why only "Most likely"? efer2699 https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3/wish/186876500 Because of how easy it was to make a telescope, its hard to pin who exactly did make it.]]> 2017-09-12 17:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3/wish/186876500 Anything Else? efer2699 https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3/wish/186877824 Last fact: Issac Newton had a hand in making the telescope better. He came up with the idea of using mirror lenses, rather than glass ones.]]> 2017-09-12 17:05:30 UTC https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3/wish/186877824 Why is the Telescope so important? efer2699 https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3/wish/186878255 Without it, its likely we wouldn't know half of what we do know about space.

We wouldn't have been able to know that the Earth revolves around the Sun, or that Pluto even existed!]]> 2017-09-12 17:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3/wish/186878255 Danish 1.54-metre telescope efer2699 https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3/wish/186879189 2017-09-12 17:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3/wish/186879189 The Telescope is great! efer2699 https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3/wish/186881993 It's hard to get a clear image from Earth, so they're on satellites, so they we can get a clearer picture, due to Earth's atmosphere blurring a lot of pictures we take.]]> 2017-09-12 17:14:34 UTC https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3/wish/186881993 3 More Reasons on why the Telescope is so Wonderful efer2699 https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3/wish/186884201
  • First off, the telescope is used, or at least was, for more than just stargazing. Sailors could use them to see if there was something up ahead during a storm, or if there was fog.
  • Secondly, the telescope has lead to the invention of the binoculars. It could also be connected, in some ways, to the GPS and other devices.
  • Lastly, there as many different kinds of telescopes that are used for many different purposes. The radio telescope can detect radio waves.
    • ]]>     2017-09-12 17:18:50 UTC https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3/wish/186884201     Older Telescopes used to look like this efer2699 https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3/wish/186888459 2017-09-12 17:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3/wish/186888459 Modern Telescope Lenses efer2699 https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3/wish/186889603 2017-09-12 17:29:07 UTC https://padlet.com/efer2699/xrs9vhmwvhc3/wish/186889603