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Instructions on making a mirror for a reflecting telescope, and on assembling the mirror and other components to make a working astronomical telescope.

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Scientific American
Language
English
Pages
510

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Subjects
Reflecting telescopes

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Amateur telescope making
1971, Scientific American
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Amateur telescope making
1970, Scientific American
in English
Cover of: Amateur telescope making
Amateur telescope making
1970, Scientific American
in English - 4th ed.
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Amateur telescope making: Book one
1959, Scientific American
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Table of Contents

Part I. Chapter I Page Mirror Making for Reflectors 1
Chapter II Page Making the Mounting 20
Chapter III Page 100 foot Sun Telescope 36
Chapter IV Page Wrinkles 38
Chapter V Page Adjustments 43
Chapter VI Page Finding Celestial Objects 46
Chapter VII Page Telescope Housings 50
Chapter VIII Page The Prism or Diagonal 52
Chapter IX Page Optical Flats 57
Chapter X Page The Cassegrainian 62
Chapter XI Page Making Eyepieces 66
Part II. Chapter I Page The Amateur's Telescope 72
Chapter II Page Tools and Materials - Grinding 75
Chapter III Page Foucault Test 82
Chapter IV Page Polishing 85
Chapter V Page Figuring 89
Chapter VI Page The Parabaloid - Zonal Testing 96
Chapter VII Page Silvering 101
Chapter VIII Page Mounting the Mirror 104
Chapter IX Page Achromatic Object-Glass 106
Chapter X Page Shaping and Grinding - Polishing 115
Chapter XI Page Testing and Figuring 120
Chapter XII Page Mounting the Lens 126
Part III. Page Design of Mountings 130
Part IV. Page The HCF Lap 149
Part V. Page Motor Drives 154
Part VI. Page Silvering 157
Part VII. Page Grinding and Polishing Machines 160
Part VIII. Chapter I Page Telescope Oculars 172
Chapter II Page Astronomical Oculars 176
Part IX. Chapter I Page Solar Phenomena 180
Chapter II Page Spectrohelioscope 192
Chapter III Page Spectroheliograph 203

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Copyright Date
1935

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Hardcover
Pagination
xii, 510 p.
Number of pages
510
Dimensions
20 x 15 x 3 centimeters
Weight
658 grams

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OL27839625M

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