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QWho invented Telescoper?

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  • A Hans Lippershey
  • B Juan de la Cierva
  • C Paul Gottlieb Nipkow
  • D German scientists
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Hans Lippershey invented Telescoper.

About: Hans Lipperhey, also known as Johann Lippershey or Lippershey, was a German-Dutch spectacle-maker. He is commonly associated with the invention of the telescope, because he was the first one who tried to obtain a patent for it. It is, however, unclear if he was the first one to build a telescope. Wikipedia
Born: 1570, Wesel, Germany
Died: 29 September 1619, Middelburg, Netherlands
Known for: Inventor of the telescope (earliest known patent application)
Nationality: Dutch, German, Roman

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