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Archive for 'History of Telescopes'
400th Anniversary of Galileo’s Telescope
On the 25th of August 2009 it was the anniversary of Galileo’s telescope invention. It was to mark a point in history as we stepped from merely watching the skies with the naked eye to being able to delve deeper. Join me as we take a look at the history of telescopes, and Galileo.
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Posted: August 26th, 2009 under History of Telescopes.
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About Meade Telescopes
Meade telescopes come from a company called - Meade Instruments Corporation. In 1972, John Diebel started Meade as a small mail order telescope seller. They used to sell small reflecting telescopes and telescope accessories.
In 1978 the company started producing Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes. Meade Instruments Corporation has also produced larger telescopes, which can even be found in [...]
Posted: December 16th, 2008 under History of Telescopes, Meade Telescope, Uncategorized.
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Who Invented The Reflecting Telescope
We generally attribute the reflector telescopes invention to Isaac Newton. So, the reflector telescope is generally called a Newtonian reflector. Isaac Newton was a great scientist in his day, and because of him living, we know much more about our world, ourselves, and our universe.
Posted: December 8th, 2008 under Astronomy, History of Telescopes, Reflecting Telescope, Uncategorized.
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