alleryStart learning →In 1608 the spectacle maker Hans Lipperhey applied for a patent on which instrument?
AA simple microscope
BA pair of mirrors
CA lens telescope
DA mechanical clock
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. A lens telescope
Lipperhey's 1608 patent request was for a refracting telescope, the earliest recorded telescope.
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