The oldest known documentation of a telescope is a 1608 patent for a reflecting telescope filed with the Dutch government. Who filed this patent?

Answer Hans Lipperhey

Hans Lipperhey was a German-Dutch spectacle builder, who is often credited with inventing the telescope, since he was the first to attempt to patent it. However, it is unknown if he was the first one to construct a telescope.

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