Two of Galileo's early telescopes; in the Museo Galileo, Florence.

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   Corey S Powell (coreyspowell@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 25-May-2026 14:21:56 JST Corey S Powell

   The word "telescope" was coined at the Lincean Academy in Rome on April 14, 1611, at a dinner party honoring Galileo. But Galileo did not name it!

   The telescope was named by Greek poet/priest/mathematician Giovanni Demisiani. He called it "teleskopos"--far-seeing.

   https://www.jstor.org/stable/24009629?seq=4 #science #history #technology