It's unclear who invented the telescope, but it wasn't Galileo. He did, however, refine the technology and was the first to use it for peering at objects beyond the earth. He did this in 1609. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div> </div><br /><div><span style="color:#0000ff" class="Apple-style-span">"If something's hard to do, then it's not worth doing." - Homer Simpson</span></div> </div>