telescope
Introduction
Sections in this article:
- Introduction
- Types of Optical Telescopes
- Images Produced by Optical Telescopes
- Resolving and Magnifying Power
- Arrangement of Mirrors in a Reflector
- The Schmidt Telescope and Other Innovations
- Mounting the Telescope
- Evolution of Telescopes
- Bibliography
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