In 1609, Galileo heard about the invention of the spyglass, a device which made distant objects appear closer. Galileo used his mathematical knowledge and technical skills to improve upon the spyglass and build a telescope.
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Spyglass
//ˈspaɪˌɡlæs//
Synonyms for "spyglass" (6 found)
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Related words (3)
Noun(2 words)
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32 translations across 25 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- դիտակ noun (portable telescope)
- դիտափող noun (portable telescope)
Breton
1 entries- lunedenn-hirwel noun (portable telescope)
Bulgarian
1 entries- далекоглед noun (portable telescope)
Catalan
1 entries- ullera noun (portable telescope)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 小型望遠鏡 /小型望远镜 noun (portable telescope)
Dutch
1 entries- verrekijker noun (portable telescope)
Finnish
1 entries- kaukoputki noun (portable telescope)
French
2 entries- longue-vue noun (portable telescope)
- lunette d'approche noun (portable telescope)
Galician
2 entries- catalexo noun (portable telescope)
- tangalexo noun (portable telescope)
German
1 entries- Fernglas noun (portable telescope)
Greek
2 entries- κανοκιάλι noun (portable telescope)
- κιάλι noun (portable telescope)
Ido
1 entries- lorno noun (portable telescope)
Ingrian
1 entries- kiikari noun (portable telescope)
Irish
1 entries- fadradharcán noun (portable telescope)
Italian
2 entries- binocolo noun (portable telescope)
- cannocchiale noun (portable telescope)
Lithuanian
1 entries- žiūronas noun (portable telescope)
Macedonian
1 entries- дурбин noun (portable telescope)
Polish
1 entries- luneta noun (portable telescope)
Portuguese
1 entries- luneta noun (portable telescope)
Romanian
1 entries- ochean noun (portable telescope)
Russian
1 entries- подзо́рная труба́ noun (portable telescope)
Spanish
1 entries- catalejo noun (portable telescope)
Swedish
1 entries- kikare noun (portable telescope)
Turkish
3 entries- dürbün noun (portable telescope)
- teleskop noun (portable telescope)
- ırakgörür noun (portable telescope)
Welsh
1 entries- ysbienddrych noun (portable telescope)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
His account of a solar eclipse viewed at Devonport through a small spyglass got into print in a London paper.
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Lend me the spyglass, that I may see better.
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