Was the first that saw Saturn rings?

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Saturn's rings were discovered by Galileo Galilei. He also demonstrated evidence that all celestial bodies did not revolve around the Earth.

Galileo was the first person we know who pointed a telescope at Saturn. In his writings he mentioned that he saw that Saturn has "ears".

Galileo Galilei was the first to observe Saturn's rings in 1610, but was unable to identify them as such. Christiaan Huygens became the first person to suggest that Saturn was surrounded by a ring...

Galileo Galilei was the first to observe them in 1610. But he did not identify them as rings at that time. He described them saying: "The planet Saturn is not alone, but is composed of three, which...