# Galilean telescope

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. a type of refracting telescope (refractor) similar to the one used by Galileo Galilei.

## Etymology
From Galileo + -an + telescope.
From Galileo, who was the first to use this type of telescope for astronomy.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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