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Jacob Metius

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Dutch optician (1580-1628)

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Jacob Metius was a Dutch instrument-maker and a specialist in grinding lenses. He is primarily known for the patent application he made for an optical telescope in October 1608, a few weeks after Hans Lippershey submitted a patent for the same device. He was the brother of the geometer and astronomer Adriaan Metius.

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Scientists
Type
Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1580 to 1628 · aged 48
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