The telescope was named by Greek poet/priest/mathematician Giovanni Demisiani. He called it "teleskopos"--far-seeing.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/24009629?seq=4 #science #history #technology
Corey S Powell on Nostr: The word "telescope" was coined at the Lincean Academy in Rome on April 14, 1611, at ...
The word "telescope" was coined at the Lincean Academy in Rome on April 14, 1611, at a dinner party honoring Galileo. But Galileo did not name it!
The telescope was named by Greek poet/priest/mathematician Giovanni Demisiani. He called it "teleskopos"--far-seeing.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/24009629?seq=4 #science #history #technology
The telescope was named by Greek poet/priest/mathematician Giovanni Demisiani. He called it "teleskopos"--far-seeing.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/24009629?seq=4 #science #history #technology