Happy Birthday, Telescope
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Click to view, or right-click and save: Scifri video: Happy Birthday, Telescope.This year is the 400th anniversary of the invention of the telescope. To celebrate its birthday, we hit the streets of New York City to find out what people know about the telescope and its history. Can you explain how a telescope works? Music from Prelinger Archives. Production assistance by Erik Ortlip. Shot/produced by Flora Lichtman.. Viewed 4060 times.
Learn more: The Invention of the Telescope
Related links: Galileo Project: Telescope
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