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400th Anniversary of the Invention of the Telescope - Details how early telescopes were made, including sketches and diagrams. Also includes events and publications during the anniversary year.
Amazing Space: Telescopes From the Ground Up - Provides information about the history of telescopes since Galileo. Also offers teacher tips and lesson plans.
Antique Telescopes - Includes photographs and descriptions of telescopes from the last 400 years.
Birr Castle Demesne: History of the Telescopes - Describes the telescopes at the castle, their construction, astronomers, and their discoveries. With photographs and sketches.
The Galileo Project: The Telescope - Provides a detailed background of Galileo's invention of the telescope and its subsequent impact in Europe.