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Definition of Galilean telescope
1. Noun. A type of refracting telescope that is no longer used in astronomy.
Definition of Galilean telescope
1. Noun. (astronomy) a type of refracting telescope (refractor) similar to the one used by Galileo Galilei ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Galilean Telescope
Literary usage of Galilean telescope
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Optics by David Brewster (1838)
"Galilean telescope. (207.) This telescope, which is the one used by Galileo,
differs in nothing from the astronomical telescope, excepting in a concave eye ..."
2. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1902)
"130 shows a sectional view of the instrument known as the Galilean telescope,
which is the same thing as our common field or opera glass. ..."
3. Descriptive Astronomy by George Frederick Chambers (1867)
"... of their being less liable to derangement. The Galilean refracting telescope,
so called from its inventor, the Fig. 189. THE Galilean telescope. ..."
4. A Treatise on Optics by David Brewster (1838)
"Galilean telescope. (207.) This telescope, which is the one used by Galileo,
differs in nothing from the astronomical telescope, excepting in a concave eye ..."
5. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1902)
"130 shows a sectional view of the instrument known as the Galilean telescope,
which is the same thing as our common field or opera glass. ..."
6. Descriptive Astronomy by George Frederick Chambers (1867)
"... of their being less liable to derangement. The Galilean refracting telescope,
so called from its inventor, the Fig. 189. THE Galilean telescope. ..."
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