It seems a particularly good move on his part since he must have known that such rights were meaningless, particularly since he always acknowledged that the telescope was not his invention!
Ito tila sa isang partikular na mabuti lumipat sa kanyang bahagi dahil siya ay dapat na may kilala na tulad ng mga karapatan ay walang kahulugan, lalo na dahil siya palagi ang kumilala na ang teleskopyo ay hindi ang kanyang mga likha!