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Lost History Of Muslims: Telescope: Galileo (d. 1442) is generally considered to be the inventor of the telescope. But the truth is that long before his time, Abu Ishaq ibn Jundub (d.767) had already made observations of the heavens. He had devised certain rules for observing distant objects and, in accordance with those rules, he had invented a telescopic instrument. It was this initial telescop...e which was further developed by Galieleo, and which was the actual forerunner of the now highly perfected electric telescope of modern time. [Posts updated with the above given title are in response to the claims of some people that Muslims never did anything towards Science, literature and Technology and that Muslims are ignorant.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 13:08:00 +0000

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