The Telescope in the Seventeenth Century

THE TELESCOPE IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
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Summary
The author explores the role of science in the 17th century, especially in the telescope's development. The ideas that the author presents are not new, but other authors have explored the concepts of the telescope in scientific research. Much of the author's information in exploring the first part of the article, 'the development of the telescope,' is based on Cornelis de Waard's text. Waard explores the invention of the telescope. The author provides insights into the role of Galileo in developing and applying the telescope in the 17th century. According to the article, some studies provide wrong insights about Galileo's responsibility in the invention of the telescope. Descartes' work has been credited for the scientific influence on the telescope's development. The information in the Dioptrique of 1637 explores lenses' geometry. The author believes that the influence of science in the telescope's development by scholars is overestimated. It is only the science of astronomy that the scholars have explored effectively, especially in its relation to the invention of the telescope. In the second part of the article, the author confirmed the telescope's influence in optics in the 17th century. It is at this point that Galileo's discoveries about lenses are significant. Overall, the section highlights how astronomers would later perceive astronomical convictions in the 17th century.[. Albert Van Helden, “The Telescope in the Seventeenth Century,” Isis 65, no. 1 (1974): pp. 38-58, https://doi.org/10.1086/351216.] [. Van Helden, 43.]
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Science influenced the telescope's invention, while the instrument's application led to the discovery of a new area of scientific research in the field of astronomy. Notably, when the author provided the two sections, he wanted to help readers and scholars in the field of astr...