An investigation into early telescopes makes for interesting reading. In addition to being an interesting link to the past though, it can also provide useful information for those wishing to make a telescope themselves. In 1722, John Hadley, an English mathematician, completed a form of re[...]
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August 1st, 2009 - 8:09 pm § in Kids Crafts
Make Telescopes: The Perfect Machine
Normal 0 The development of building a telescope was greatly aided by the construction of the achromatic lens.In 1733, the achromatic lens was invented by Chester Moore Hall, an English barrister. This helped to give better instructions to those intending to make a telescope. Dollond’s [...]
August 1st, 2009 - 8:09 pm § in Kids Crafts
Make Telescopes: Intro To The Night Sky
Amateur telescope making is a fascinating hobby. It is also one you can begin with a little time and a little patience. Many chose to begin to make telescopes themselves. Telescopes are usually designed to perform particular kinds of work. In general, for visual work, low-ratio telescopes with the[...]
July 30th, 2009 - 4:15 pm § in Kids Crafts
Make Telescopes And Understand Astronomy
In the past there has been considerable discussion by those wishing to make telescopes on the relative merits of reflector and refractor. From the standpoint of professional astronomers, there is no serious competition between them, as each type supplements the other in a well-rounded observing pro[...]
July 27th, 2009 - 8:42 am § in Uncategorized
Make Telescopes: The How And Why
The history of the telescope makes for interesting reading from a theoretical perspective, but also from the perspective of someone interested in beginning to make a telescope. During the development of the telescope, practical experiments with reflectors had already begun in 1639, but it was not u[...]