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Hans Lipperhey

Hans Lipperhey (c. 1570 – buried 29 September 1619), also known as Johann Lippershey or simply Lippershey, was a German-Dutch spectacle-maker. He is commonly associated with the invention of the telescope, because he was the first one who tried to obtain a patent for it.: 30 It is, however, unclear if he was the first one to build a telescope.

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Earliest known patent application for a telescope
Occupation
spectacle-maker
Born
c. 1570 Wesel, Duchy of Cleves, Holy Roman Empire
Died
September 1619 (aged 48–49) Middelburg, Dutch Republic

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related to Invention of the telescope · 10
Hans Lipperhey → Dutch, Florence, Germany, His, Jacob Metius, Lipperhey, Netherlands, October, States General, Venice
Born · 1
Hans Lipperhey → c. 1570 Wesel, Duchy of Cleves, Holy Roman Empire
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Hans Lipperhey → September 1619 (aged 48–49) Middelburg, Dutch Republic
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Hans Lipperhey → Earliest known patent application for a telescope
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telescope lipperhey invention patent first dutch september one lippershey 1570 1619 known middelburg spectacle-maker 1608 hans netherlands isbn wesel lipperhey's

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Hans LipperheyOccupationspectacle-maker1.00infobox
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Hans Lipperheyrelated to Invention of the telescopeGermany0.60section
Hans Lipperheyrelated to Invention of the telescopeLipperhey0.60section
Hans Lipperheyrelated to Invention of the telescopeStates General0.60section
Hans Lipperheyrelated to Invention of the telescopeOctober0.60section

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