• The History of the Telescope: from Galileo's lens to modern astronomical optics

  • Apr 1 2025
  • Length: 20 mins
  • Podcast

The History of the Telescope: from Galileo's lens to modern astronomical optics

  • Summary

  • 🔭 How did the invention of the telescope change our understanding of the universe? In this episode, we take a journey through the evolution of optical astronomy, from Galileo’s pioneering lenses to Edwin Hubble’s revolutionary discoveries.


    📡 Discover how Hubble’s Law confirmed that the universe is expanding, and how the Hubble Space Telescope transformed cosmic observation, capturing breathtaking Deep Field images that revealed thousands of distant galaxies.


    🚀 Key topics in this episode:

    Galileo’s first telescopes and their impact on astronomy

    Newton’s reflector telescope – an innovation in optical design

    Edwin Hubble’s groundbreaking research on galaxies and the expanding universe

    ✅ How the Hubble Space Telescope changed astronomy forever


    🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music & more!


    #Astronomy #SciencePodcast #Telescopes #Optics #Galileo #Newton #Hubble #JWST #ELT #HubbleTelescope #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #AI #mubert


    📖 References & Further Reading:

    Galileo Galilei - Sidereus Nuncius (1610)

    Isaac Newton - Opticks (1704)

    Edwin Hubble - A Relation Between Distance and Radial Velocity Among Extra-Galactic Nebulae (1929)

    Hubble Deep Field Observations

    Jonathan P. Gardner et al. - The James Webb Space Telescope Mission (2023)

    ⁠The Extremely Large Telescope⁠


    🎶 Jingle from: ⁠Mubert Render⁠


    💰Support me here: ⁠PayPal⁠ ⁠Revolut

    Show More Show Less
activate_mytile_page_redirect_t1

What listeners say about The History of the Telescope: from Galileo's lens to modern astronomical optics

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.