Galileo's Telescope

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:associated_with Galileo Galilei's discoveries
gptkbp:constructed_in wood and metal frame
gptkbp:depicted_in art and literature
gptkbp:first_appearance gptkb:Jupiter's_moons
gptkb:the_Crab_Nebula
gptkb:the_Sun
gptkb:the_Milky_Way
gptkb:the_Pleiades
gptkb:the_Andromeda_Galaxy
gptkb:Saturn's_rings
gptkb:the_Moon
the surface of Mars
the stars
sunspots
the structure of the Milky Way
the rings of Saturn
the Orion Nebula
the surface features of the Moon
the Great Red Spot on Jupiter
the phases of Venus
the motion of Jupiter's moons
the phases of Mercury
the rotation of sunspots
gptkbp:has_limitations narrow field of view
gptkbp:has_magnification up to 30x
gptkbp:historical_significance first telescope used for celestial observations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Galileo's Telescope
gptkbp:improves gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
gptkbp:influenced the field of optics
modern telescopes
the design of future telescopes
gptkbp:inspired future astronomers
gptkbp:invention gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
1609
gptkbp:is_a_focal_point_for approximately 1 meter
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of 1609 in Venice
gptkbp:is_compared_to gptkb:Keplerian_telescope
gptkbp:is_described_as gptkb:Sidereus_Nuncius
gptkbp:legacy pioneering astronomical tool
gptkbp:lens_type convex lens
gptkbp:made_of glass lenses
gptkbp:notable_feature ability to resolve distant objects
gptkbp:reign gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:significance contributed to the scientific revolution
gptkbp:type gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
gptkbp:used_for gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:used_in the early 17th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4