The geography of the heavens and classbook of astronomy; (1863)
Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838, Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868, Whitall, Henry, 1819-1887? Celestial planisphere. [from old catalog] · New York, Mason brothers; Boston, Mason & Hamlin; [etc., etc.] · leaf 324
m the object on the right, and falling uponthe concave surface of the reflector at B, from which it is reflected back to a focus, andenters the eye of the observer at C. This telescope has no eye-piece. 703. The focal distance of a concave reflector is equal to halfthe radius of the sphere formed… … Here the curve of the speculum B is that of a circle, whose centeris C; while the focus of the speculum is at D, which is only halfthe distance from B to C. 704. Reflecting telescopes are of several kinds—viz., the Gre-gorian, the Newtonian, the Cassrgranian, the Herschelian, &cThe Gregorian…
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