Corey S Powell on Nostr: Some accounts attribute the name "telescope" to Prince Frederico Cesi, head of the ...

Some accounts attribute the name "telescope" to Prince Frederico Cesi, head of the Lincean Academy, who hosted the banquet. More likely, he was the one who announced Demisiani's idea to the room.

(Below is a diagram of the telescope design sent to Cesi in 1609. Why, what else did you think it was.)

https://thonyc.wordpress.com/2011/07/12/teleskopos-how-the-telescope-got-its-name/ #science #tech #history