Choosing and Using a Refracting Telescope
The refracting telescope has a long and illustrious past. Here’s what the author says about early telescopes and today’s refractors: “Four centuries ago, a hitherto obscure Italian scientist turned a home-made spyglass towards the heavens. The lenses he used were awful by modern standards, inaccurat...
Main Author: | English, Neil (Author) |
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Corporate Author: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
2011.
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Series: | Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series,
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Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
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