"The large-scale homogeneity of the universe makes it very difficult to believe that the structure of the universe is determined by anything so peripheral as some complicated molecular structure on a minor planet orbiting a very average star in the outer suburbs of a fairly typical galaxy."

— Steven Hawking

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