Hans Lippershey (1570–September 1619), also known as Johann Lippershey, was a Dutch lensmaker. In the public domain by age This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Events January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England with the bull Regnans in Excelsis May 20 - Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas. ... Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. ... This article is about the optical device. ...

He was born in Wesel, in western Germany. He settled in Middelburg in the Netherlands, married in 1594, and became a citizen in 1602. He remained in Middelburg until his death. Wesel is a city (population about 61,689 in 2004) in Germany, located at the point where the Lippe River empties into the Rhine. ... Coordinates: , Country Province Area (2006)  - Municipality 53. ... Events February 27 - Henry IV is crowned King of France at Rheims. ... This page is about the year. ...

He was credited with creating and disseminating designs for the first practical telescope. Crude telescopes and spyglasses may have been created much earlier, but Lippershey is believed to be the first to apply for a patent for his design (beating Jacob Metius by a few weeks), and making it available for general use in 1608. He failed to receive a patent but was handsomely rewarded by the Dutch government for copies of his design. The "Dutch perspective glass" the telescope that Lippershey invented could only magnify thrice. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Patent (disambiguation). ... Jacob (or Jacobus) Metius (died between 1624 and 1631), Dutch instrument-maker and optician. ... Events March 18 - Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia May 14 - Protestant Union founded in Auhausen. ... All Saints Chapel in the Cathedral Basilica of St. ...

One story behind the creation of the telescope states that two children were playing with lenses in his shop. The children discovered that images were clearer when seen through two lenses, one in front of the other. Lippershey was inspired by this and created a device very similar to today's telescope. This article is about the optical device. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Lippershey crater, on the Moon, is named after him. Lippershey is a tiny lunar impact crater located in the southeast section of the Mare Nubium. ... This article is about Earths moon. ...

External links

• Molecular Expressions: Science, Optics and You - Timeline - Hans Lippershey
• 400th Anniversary of the Invention of the Telescope