telescope

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It houses the oldest telescope in the world still in its original setting.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Flipping the telescope to the large end is not unique to this particular cohort, nor is it anything to criticize or demonize.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

By combining telescope observations with detailed models of planetary interiors and atmospheres, they were able to infer what is happening deep inside the planet.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

Argentina’s recent decision to pause a joint Chinese effort to construct a large radio telescope is a hopeful sign.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Cardinal Bellarmine himself looked through Galileo’s telescope and appointed what we would now call a scientific subcommittee of learned priests to examine Galileo’s claims for the instrument.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin