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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 1970. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Instrumentation And Observational Techniques, Astronomical Instrumentation

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X-ray telescopes produce images of x-ray-emitting objects within the telescope's FIELD OF VIEW by reflection from precisely shaped mirrors. Hans Wolter's design in the early 1950s of an x-ray microscope using reflective optics led Riccardo GIACCONI to suggest an `inverted' set of optics, not subject to the fabrication limitations of the microscope, could be used as a cosmic x-ray telescope. As de...

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