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, inaccurate...
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| Format: | Livre numérique |
| Jezik: | Anglais |
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Cham : Springer Nature |
| Serija: | Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series
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| Edition sous un autre format: | • Choosing and Using a Refracting Telescope, Texte imprimé, 9781441964021 |
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- Acknowledgments Introduction About the Author Part 1: The Achromatic Refractor Chapter 1: The Refracting Telescope - A Brief History Chapter 2: The Classical Achromatic Chapter 3: Rich-Field Achromats Chapter 4: Long Focus Achromats Chapter 5: Big Guns Chapter 6: Going Retro Part II: The Apochromatic Refractor Chapter 7: The APO Revolution Chapter 8: Doublet Apos Chapter 9: Sports Optics Chapter 10: Triplet Apos Chapter 11: Four Element Apos Chapter 12: Refractor Kit Chapter 13: Observing Platforms Chapter 14: Testing your Refractor Chapter 15: Photography with your Refractor Chapter 16: Looking Back, Looking Forward Appendix A: Refractor Design Through the Centuries Appendix B: Double Star Tests for Refractors of Various Apertures Appendix C: Useful Formulae Appendix D: Glossary Index