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WHAT DOES NEWTONIAN TELESCOPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Newtonian telescope

Newtonian telescope

The Newtonian telescope is a type of reflecting telescope invented by the British scientist Sir Isaac Newton, using a concave primary mirror and a flat diagonal secondary mirror. Newton’s first reflecting telescope was completed in 1668 and is the earliest known functional reflecting telescope. The Newtonian telescope's simple design makes them very popular with amateur telescope makers.

Definition of Newtonian telescope in the English dictionary

The definition of Newtonian telescope in the dictionary is a type of astronomical reflecting telescope in which light is reflected from a large concave mirror, onto a plane mirror, and through a hole in the side of the body of the telescope to form an image.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE NEWTONIAN TELESCOPE

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Synonyms and antonyms of Newtonian telescope in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Newtonian telescope» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEWTONIAN TELESCOPE

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Translator English - Chinese

牛顿望远镜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

telescopio newtoniano
570 millions of speakers

English

Newtonian telescope
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

न्यूटोनियन दूरबीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تلسكوب نيوتن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ньютоновской телескоп
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

telescópio newtoniano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিউটনীয় টেলিস্কোপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

télescope de type Newton
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teleskop Newtonian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Newton-Teleskop
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ニュートン式望遠鏡
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뉴턴의 망원경
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Teleskop Newtonian
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

kính thiên văn Newton
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நியூட்டனின் தொலைநோக்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

न्यूटोनियन टेलिस्कोप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Newton teleskopu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

telescopio newtoniano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

teleskop Newtona
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ньютонівської телескоп
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

telescop newtonian
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Νευτώνεια τηλεσκόπιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Newtoniese teleskoop
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

newtonska teleskop
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

newtonsk teleskop
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEWTONIAN TELESCOPE»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEWTONIAN TELESCOPE»

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Lunar and Planetary Webcam User's Guide
Figure 3.2 shows the three phases in the basic daytime collimation of a Newtonian telescope: uncollimated, secondary mirror adjusted, and primary mirror adjusted. The Newtonian is an ideal telescope to collimate precisely because both ...
Martin Mobberley, 2006
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Amateur Telescope Making in the Internet Age: Finding Parts, ...
A 6- or 8-inch-diameter Newtonian telescope was, in the days when the builder had to grind and polish the objective mirror, almost the “standard first serious telescope.” Today, the availability of appropriate mirrors from a variety of Internet  ...
Robert L. Clark, 2010
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The Sun and How to Observe It: theoretische, klinische und ...
... used a Newtonian for projection; however, it's the refracting telescope that provides the better choice when it comes to that technique. In summary, the white light solar observer will find that a Newtonian telescope is the most cost effective.
Jamey L. Jenkins, 2009
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Visual Astronomy of the Deep Sky
In addition, a flat diagonal mirror may be temporarily substituted for the hyperboloid secondary, creating a short-focus Newtonian telescope. Advantages: Freedom from chromatic aberration. The f/ratio can be fairly low, giving a relatively large ...
Roger Nelson Clark, 1990
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A Complete Manual of Amateur Astronomy: Tools and Techniques ...
... photoelectric photometry (see Chapter 1 3). lt is difficult to discuss the applications of reflecting telescopes without listing the projects covered in almost every chapter of this book. ldeal uses of the Newtonian telescope are given in Table 1-5.
P. Clay Sherrod, Thomas L. Koed, 2012
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Lasers
This condition obviously corresponds to the image relaying system, with transverse magnification M, that we mentioned in an earlier section. More generally, an inverting or newtonian telescope can be used to insert a negative value of ...
A. E. Siegman, 1986
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Introduction to Astronomy and Cosmology
The Newtonian telescope was invented by Sir Isaac Newton who did not believe that one could overcome the problem of chromatic aberration that was suffered by simple refracting telescopes of the time. Sadly, it is not thought that he made ...
Ian Morison, 2008
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The History of the Telescope
Veitch's optical achievements were known to Sir William Herschel, who invited him to Slough, and, under Veitch's tutelage, Brewster as a young man made his first Newtonian telescope. Veitch was also an observer and the first in England to  ...
Henry C. King, 1955
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An Elementary Treatise on Optics: Containing All the ...
THE NEWTONIAN TELESCOPE. This telescope has been termed the amateur's telescope, and in no-wise incorrectly. Sir Isaac Newton formed the plan, polished the mirrors, and fitted up the first reflecting telescopes ever made, which were ...
Richard Potter, 1847
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Astrophysical Techniques, Sixth Edition
C.R. Kitchin. Newtonian focus FIGURE 1.59 Newtonian telescope optical system. of arc away from the optical axis, because the primary mirror's focal ratio may be as short as f3 or less in order to keep the length of the instrument to a minimum.
C.R. Kitchin, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEWTONIAN TELESCOPE»

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Choices aplenty for local vacation Bible schools
... library with more than 250 donated books and the restored Paul S. Watson telescope, a 12-inch Newtonian telescope originally built in 1937. «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
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On This Day: 25 Years Ago
... for two decades, working from a home-made observatory in his back garden in Tennyson Way, Melton, with a 10-inch Newtonian telescope. «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
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MBDA Could Deliver Weapon To Destroy Small UAVs By End Of …
MBDA uses reflective optics, like a Newtonian telescope. Each laser module is steered by its own piezo-electrically focused mirror on to the ... «Aviation Week, Jun 15»
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Carl Zambuto – Rainier Telescope Maker Has Eyes in the Stars
He's created over 2,000 Newtonian telescope mirrors in his Rainier workshop, and today they are in use all over the world. “I am fascinated with ... «ThurstonTalk, May 15»
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News and Views from NEAF
Sky-Watcher USA had some new offerings, including a 190mm Maksutov-Newtonian telescope, and Celestron was out in force with perhaps ... «Sky & Telescope, Apr 15»
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Children witness spectacular eclipse in High Legh
... hosts a Meade 6” refractor a Meade 12” Schmidt-Cassegrain, and a 12” Newtonian telescope enabled 25 pupils from High Legh Primary to ... «Knutsford Guardian, Mar 15»
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Solar eclipse just one way to observe cosmic drama, astronomers say
... photographed Oct. 8, 2013, outside the Lake Afton Public Observatory with a Canon 300D mounted on an Orion 8-inch Newtonian telescope. «Kansas.com, Mar 15»
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Planets Mars and Uranus meet in the evening sky
This orientation of Uranus with respect to Venus assumes a Newtonian telescope with an inverted view on an alt-azimuth mount; with an ... «Astronomy Now Online, Mar 15»
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Planets Venus and Uranus in close conjunction
This orientation of Uranus with respect to Venus assumes a Newtonian telescope with an inverted view on an alt-azimuth mount; with an ... «Astronomy Now Online, Mar 15»
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Ray Optics Simulations with COMSOL Multiphysics
Picture: Simulation of a Newtonian telescope that uses a parabolic and a flat mirror for reflection. Results show the ray trajectories as they travel ... «Laser Focus world, Mar 15»

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