Long-lost Einstein telescope restored
24 Sep 2008 8:59:00 UTC
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JERUSALEM - Albert Einstein's long-lost telescope, forgotten for decades in a Jerusalem storage shed, goes on display this week after three years and $10,000 spent restoring the relic.
The old reflecting telescope is cumbersome by modern standards, but a demonstration for The Associated Press showed it still works well enough to see five of Jupiter's moons and stripes on the surface of the huge planet.
Long-lost Einstein telescope restored
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Looks like a telescope of Galileo, which saw the same moons and the Big Red Spot. It now sits in the History of Science Museum in Florence.
Tullio