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==The invention of the telescope, came about when Galileo heard about the Netherlands creating an instrument that made objects appear closer. Eventually Galileo created a simple telescope using concave and convex lenses at the end of a tube. After his third try at the telescope, he had objects appearing 1,000 times larger and over thirty times closer in distance. This invention intrigued him because he could know look into the skies. He was able to look further into spacetherefore, advancing the studiesof space and science. Along with the moon, he soon discovered the four satellites of Jupiter by studying the four points of light which moved over time, around Jupiter. These are the four moons of Jupiter, which are now called the Galilean moons. He also observed a supernova, phases of venus, and sunspots. The telescope helped Galileo show that planets were disks not light, the Milky Way was composed of numerous stars, Saturn had ears (rings), and the moon was not smooth.==



==Galileo's improvement of the telescope revolutionized our world in a few ways. His new instrument enabled us to see beyond the naked eye. He brought the heavens to our sight and created many ideas in the area of physics. Galileo also revolutionized certain beliefs in the Catholic faith. He believed in the Copernican System. The belief in this system got him into issues with the church. The Cardinal Bellarmine notified him that he should not discuss Copernican's theories. Copernican said that the sun is the center of the universe. Galileo was then able to write about this theory if he treated it as a mathematical problem. After Galileo's dialogue was printed he was accused of heresy and put under house arrest for the rest of his life.==