The Sky at Night

Season 36 Episode 9: The First Telescope

It is usually accepted that the first telescope was made in 1608. But new evidence shows that the first reflector was made in England, by Leonard Digges , many years before. In this programme Colin Ronan joins Patrick Moore to explain the principle, and to show the first "working" Digges-type telescope to have been made for more than 400 years.

Genre:

Documentary, News

Seasons:

70

Episodes:

848

Cast:

Quality:

HD

Duration:

30 min

First Air:

1957

Rating:

8.3