When did ptolemy invent the telescope?

Ptolemy did not invent the telescope; the invention of the telescope is attributed to the early 17th century. The first recorded telescope was created in 1608 by Hans Lippershey, a Dutch spectacle maker. Ptolemy was a Greek astronomer and mathematician who lived in the 2nd century AD, long before the invention of the telescope. His work primarily involved the geocentric model of the universe rather than optical instruments.