SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Galileo Galilei was the first scientist able to observe Saturn, craters on the moon sunspots and the moons of Jupiter by inventing the
A
first telescope
B
first satellite
C
first microscope
D
world map
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In late 1610, both Galileo and the English mathematician Thomas Harriot observed sunspots, although their observations were unknown to one another. However, it was the observations of Christoph Scheiner in March 1611 that prompted Galileo to write his letters on the sunspots.

Detailed explanation-2: -Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was part of a small group of astronomers who turned telescopes towards the heavens.

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