Gregorian Telescope

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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History And Archaeoastronomy, History Of Astronomy

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A type of reflecting telescope originally designed in 1663 by the Scottish mathematician, James Gregory. It utilizes a concave paraboloidal primary mirror and a concave ellipsoidal secondary mirror that is located outside the focus of the primary. Light reflected from the secondary travels back down the telescope tube, through a central hole in the primary, to the eyepiece. Because the secondary ...

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