Telescope Inventor Hans Lippershey Astronomy Galileo 90+ Y/O Trade Ad Card

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Telescope Inventor Hans Lippershey Astronomy Galileo 90+ Y/O Trade Ad Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 90+ YEAR OLD TRADE  ADVERTISING CARD
HANS LIPPERSHEY
Hans Lippershey, Lippershey also spelled Lipperhey, also called Jan Lippersheim or Hans
Lippersheim, (1570  -  1619.) spectacle maker from the United Netherlands, traditionally
credited with inventing the telescope (1608).
Lippershey applied to the States General of the Netherlands for a 30-year patent for his
instrument, which he called a kijker (looker), or else an annual pension, in exchange for
which he offered not to sell telescopes to foreign kings. Two other claimants to the invention
came forward, Jacob Metius and Sacharias Jansen. The States General ruled that no patent
should be granted because so many people knew about it and the device was so easy to
copy. However, the States General granted Lippershey 900 florins for the instrument but
required its modification into a binocular device. His telescopes were made available to Henry
IV of France and others before the end of 1608. The potential importance of the instrument in
astronomy was recognized by, among others, Jacques Bovedere of Paris; he reported the
invention to Galileo, who promptly built his own telescope.
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THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
THE CARD DIMENTIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
THIS CARDS IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
THIS CARD IS 90+ YEARS OLD
IT IS NOT PERFECT AND THIS CARD MAY HAVE
SLIGHT PAPER LOSS
SMUDGING
ROUNDED CORNERS
SURFACE CREASE
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