A reflecting telescope (also called a reflector) is a telescope that uses a single or a combination of curved mirrors that reflect light and form an image... 33 KB (3,918 words) - 14:11, 4 March 2024 |
The Newtonian telescope, also called the Newtonian reflector or just a Newtonian, is a type of reflecting telescope invented by the English scientist... 17 KB (1,937 words) - 18:50, 18 March 2024 |
and began producing telescopes using it in commercial quantities, starting in 1758. Important developments in reflecting telescopes were John Hadley's... 72 KB (9,195 words) - 13:43, 22 February 2024 |
types of optical telescope: Refracting telescopes, which use lenses and less commonly also prisms (dioptrics) Reflecting telescopes, which use mirrors... 52 KB (7,238 words) - 20:26, 29 March 2024 |
concave bronze mirror, attempting to make a reflecting telescope. 1630 — Christoph Scheiner constructs a telescope to Kepler's design. 1650 — Christiaan Huygens... 15 KB (1,595 words) - 23:17, 15 March 2024 |