Yeah, thought about putting this in the bad questions thread, but it is my own question.
Which I answered simply with a NO.
Telescopes: pretty much invented 1608.
(Galileo used his in the 1600s)
Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492.
But he is (in my mind) pictured with some kind of tube-mounted optical aid. Did he have something like that, and if so, What is that called?
Magnification devices were around in the 1400's but I think these were not yet termed telescopes, if they were even set in tubes.
Thoughts? Links? I googled around for a while but was surprised to see no definitive answer for this seemingly simple question.
thanks!
