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Galileo's telescope was a reflector. True False
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Galileo's telescope was a reflector. True False
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FALSE, Galileo's telescope used lenses (which refract light) to focus light and it was therefore a 'refractor'.
Reflector telescopes 'reflect' light using shaped mirrors to bring it t a focus.
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False. His telescope was a refractor.
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