
REFLECTING TELESCOPE: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
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| | Definition: | | [n] optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece; "Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668" |
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| | Synonyms: | | reflector |
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| | See Also: | | Cassegrainian telescope, coude system, coude telescope, Gregorian telescope, Herschelian telescope, Maksutov telescope, Newtonian reflector, Newtonian telescope, off-axis reflector, optical telescope, parabolic mirror, Schmidt camera, Schmidt telescope | |
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