History of the Binoculars 1600 – 2000
History of the Binoculars 1600 – 2000. Galileo to Present The creation of the binocular telescope, or simply binoculars, is due to a sequence of events that cannot be located in time. There is written information about Galileo in which there are references to telescopic instruments and there is evidence of their construction and use in Venice for commercial use. The first patent for a telescope was registered in October 1608 by Hans Lippershey, an eyeglass manufacturer who lived in …