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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a [[German]] lensmaker. [[Galileo Galilei]] created a telescope based on Lippershey's work, using accounts from friends and [[spy|spies]]. He presented it to the [[Doge]] of [[Venice]], but kept the source of his inspiration to himself. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]'') | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a [[German]] lensmaker. [[Galileo Galilei]] created a telescope based on Lippershey's work, using accounts from friends and [[spy|spies]]. He presented it to the [[Doge]] of [[Venice]], but kept the source of his inspiration to himself. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 08:14, 5 January 2013
Hans Lippershey was a German lensmaker. Galileo Galilei created a telescope based on Lippershey's work, using accounts from friends and spies. He presented it to the Doge of Venice, but kept the source of his inspiration to himself. (PROSE: The Empire of Glass)
