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Old October 2nd 05, 01:09 PM
Peter Hayes
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Default When was the telescope invented?

I thought it was around 1607, but in Channel 4's "Elizabeth" Leicester
is shown looking through his telescope to identify one of Drake's
sailing ships returning from defeating the Spanish Armada in 1588.

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