The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

International Year of Astronomy 2009 and the Telescope

By myamiphil at Fri, 07/11/2008 - 11:07pm

Galileo wasnt the first to have or use a telescope, but the first to put it towards the heavens and make use of it for studies in astronomy

The attached power point file offers a great explanation of the evolution of the early use of the telescope.

Use this link to download the power point file  

 

http://tinyurl.com/67tkos

Enjoy