| Show invention of telescope A letter nearly three hundred and fifty years old in which galileo galilea expressed great excitement over his in N entson of a telescope that would d s coer coner ships two hours before they could be seen by natural vision Is said to have been acquired by thomas F madigan of new lork the letter written to the grand duke of tuscany cosimo II 11 concludes I 1 assure you I 1 will keep this invention a great so secret and ech bit it only to your high ness bess cardinal pietro kaffl of pica plea italy has written that the letter Is au as it compares perfectly with other galileo letters in the pisa col lection |