Jacob Metius
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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Male
Date of Birth
January 1st, 1580
Age
446
Birth Place
Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, North Holland
Date of Death
January 1st, 1628
Died Aged
48
Star Sign
Capricorn
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