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Newtonian reflector   /nutˈoʊniən rɪflˈɛktər/   Listen
Newtonian reflector

noun
1.
Reflecting telescope in which the image is viewed through an eyepiece perpendicular to main axis.  Synonym: Newtonian telescope.





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"Newtonian reflector" Quotes from Famous Books



... of vision! Sir David, somewhat startled at the originality of the idea, paused awhile, and then hesitatingly referred to the refrangibility of rays, and the angle of incidence. Sir John, grown more confident, adduced the example of the Newtonian reflector, in which the refrangibility was corrected by the second speculum, and the angle of incidence ...
— Myths and Marvels of Astronomy • Richard A. Proctor


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