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Who claims to have invented the telescope first?

A. Hans Lipper-shey
B. Zacharias Janssen
C. Jacob Metius
D. Galileo Galilei

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A. Hans Lipper-shey

He applied for a patent in 1608 and is commonly credited with the invention, though inventorship was disputed (Zacharias Janssen and Jacob Metius also made competing claims). Galilei did not invent it but rapidly improved and used it for astronomy.