Making Your Own Telescope - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Allyn J. ThompsonSeries:Dover Books on AstronomyPublish date:2011-10-20Pages:224
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486428833ISBN-10:486428834UPC:9780486428833Book Category:Technology & Engineering, ScienceBook Subcategory:Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades, Space ScienceBook Topic:AstronomySize:8.62 x 5.34 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.56Product ID:SC0HBRW7YK
A book that has been used with great success by countless amateur astronomers, this volume presents complete and detailed instructions and numerous diagrams showing how to construct a do-it-yourself telescope. No complicated mathematics are involved, and no prior knowledge of optics or astronomy is needed to follow the text's step-by-step directions, which also offer instruction in the fundamentals of practical optics.Contents: 1. Story of the Telescope. 2. Materials and Equipment. 3. Mirror Grinding. 4. The Pitch Lap. 5. Polishing-Testing-Correcting. 6. The Paraboloid. 7. The Diagonal. 8. Tube Parts-Alignment-The Finder. 9. Eyepieces and Related Problems. 10. The Mounting. 11. Aluminizing and Cleaning. 12. Setting Circles-Equatorial Adjustment. 13. Optical Principles-Atmosphere-Magnitudes. 14. A Second Telescope. Appendixes. Index.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486428833ISBN-10:486428834UPC:9780486428833Book Category:Technology & Engineering, ScienceBook Subcategory:Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades, Space ScienceBook Topic:AstronomySize:8.62 x 5.34 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.56Product ID:SC0HBRW7YK
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