Lippershey

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Lippershey [ˈlɪpəsˌhaɪ], Lippersheim [ˈlɪpəsˌhaɪm]

(Biographies / Lippershey, Hans (death date: ?1619) M, Dutch, TECHNOLOGY: lens grinder, SCIENCE: telescope maker) Hans. died ?1619, Dutch lens grinder, who built the first telescope

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No references found			1608: The first telescope was demonstrated by Dutch lens-maker Hans Lippershey. ON THIS DAY IN .. by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) However, a gifted German-born spectacle maker, Hans Lippershey, based in the Netherlands, in a letter dated 25 September 1608, first presented the telescope as we know it today. Later this month, on 25 August 2009, it will be exactly 400 years ago ... by Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa Claimed by Dutch lensmaker Hans Lippershey, although others (including Jacob Metius and Zacharias Janssen) are also sometimes credited. Seeing better: in 400 years, telescopes advance from rooftops to ... by Science News			lipomatosis lipophilic lipophobic lipoplast lipopolysaccaride lipopolysaccharide lipoprotein liposarcoma Liposcelis Liposcelis divinatorius liposculpture liposomal delivery vector liposome liposuck liposuction lipothymia Lipothymic Lipothymous lipothymy lipotropic lipotropin lipotype Lipotyphla Lippe Lipped Lippershey Lippi lippitude Lippizan Lippizaner Lippmann lippy lipread lipreading Lips lipsanography Lipscomb Lipse lipstick lipstick plant lipstick tree Liptauer lipuria Lipyl liq. Liquable Liquaemin liquate Liquation liquefacient liquefaction			Lipoxygenases Lipoxygenases Database Lipp lippage Lippard, George LIPPC Lippe Lippe Lippe (Fluss) Lippe (state) Lippe (state) Lippe River Lippe River (Germany) lipped lipped lipped lipped lipped Lippen-Kiefer-Gaumen-Segelspalten Lippenberger, Thompson, Welch, Soroko and Gilbert LLP Lipper Lipper Analytical New Application Lipper Inc Lipper Inc. Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Index Lipper Money Market Funds Index Lipper Mutual Fund Industry Average Lipper Mutual Fund Industry Averages Lipper, Inc Lipper, Inc. Lippershey Lippert, Julius Lippert/Heilshorn Associates Lippes loop Lippes loop Lippes loop Lippes loop Lippi Lippi Lippi, Filippino Lippi, Filippino Lippi, Fra Filippo Lippi, Fra Filippo Lippia Lippia Lippia citriodora Lippia citriodora Lippia rehmanni Lippia rehmanni Lippich prism LIPPID lippie lippier lippiest Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Lippincott, Joshua lipping lipping lipping

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