Hans Lippershey is an eyeglass-maker in Holland.

汉斯·利伯希是荷兰的一个眼镜工匠。

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In the late 16th century, Hans Lippershey, an eyeglass-maker in Holland, applied for the first telescope patent, claiming invention of a device that made distant objects on Earth appear closer.

16世纪晚期，荷兰的一个眼镜工匠汉斯·利伯希(Hans Lippershey)申请了第一个望远镜专利，声称发明了一个能使地球上远处的物体看起来更近的装置。

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In 1609, Italian philosopher and physicist Galileo Galilei used descriptions of Lippershey's gadget to build his own telescope, and with it he was able to observe the Earth, the Moon and several planets in our solar system in detail for the first time.

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