Telescopes have come a long way since Galileo and Newton created their first astronomical telescopes back in the 17th century.
Today, the descendants of these two models can be found all over the world and even above it.
This month, we take a look at the telescopes that have changed astronomy – Galileo’s, Newton’s, Hubble, SOHO and the upcoming era of extremely large telescopes and the James Webb Space Telescope.
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