Hans Lipperhey (c. 1570 – buried 29 September 1619), also known as Johann Lippershey or Lippershey, was a German-Dutch spectacle-maker. He is commonly...

Hans Lippershey, also known by the name Lipperhey, was a German-Dutch spectacle-maker. Lippershey or Lipperhey is the name of several celestial objects...

to the government in the Netherlands by Middelburg spectacle maker Hans Lipperhey for a refracting telescope. The actual inventor is unknown but word...

credited to Middelburg spectacle-makers (including Zacharias Janssen and Hans Lipperhey) in the late 16th century and early 17th century. The city of Middelburg...

spectacle makers experimenting with lenses. The inventor is unknown, but Hans Lipperhey applied for the first patent, followed by Jacob Metius of Alkmaar. Galileo...

marking a significant advancement in optical instruments. Not long after, Hans Lipperhey introduced the telescope in 1608 and Galileo Galilei improving on the...

the same time." "The Hague discussed the patent applications first of Hans Lipperhey of Middelburg, and then of Jacob Metius of Alkmaar... another citizen...

telescope appears in the Netherlands, when a patent is submitted by Hans Lipperhey. 1609 – The first 'public chemical laboratory' is set up at the University...

and Thomas Harriot and the spectacle makers and telescope pioneers Hans Lipperhey and Jacharias Janssen. (The IAU originally announced the winning name...

early 17th century a new instrument, the telescope was invented by Hans Lipperhey and quickly taken up and improved upon by Galileo Galilei. In 1610,...