History of the telescope (English Wikipedia)

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Bell. Ph.D., M.Sc., A. E. (1948), "Christian Huygens and the Development of Science in the Seventeenth Century", Nature, 162 (4117): 472–473, Bibcode:1948Natur.162..472A, doi:10.1038/162472a0, S2CID 29596446
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Lovell, D. J.; 'Optical anecdotes', pp.40-41
Wilson, Ray N.; 'Reflecting Telescope Optics: Basic design theory and its historical development', p.14
King, Henry C. (January 1, 2003). The History of the Telescope. Courier Corporation. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-486-43265-6 – via Google Books. (spectacles) invention, an important step in the history of the telescope
Helden, Albert Van; Dupré, Sven; Gent, Rob van (April 23, 2010). The Origins of the Telescope. Amsterdam University Press. pp. 32–36. ISBN 978-90-6984-615-6 – via Google Books.
Albert Van Helden; Sven Dupré; Rob van Gent (2010). The Origins of the Telescope. Amsterdam University Press. pp. 21–2. ISBN 978-90-6984-615-6.
Albert Van Helden; Sven Dupré; Rob van Gent (2010). The Origins of the Telescope. Amsterdam University Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-90-6984-615-6.
Albert Van Helden; Sven Dupré; Rob van Gent (2010). The Origins of the Telescope. Amsterdam University Press. pp. 32–36, 43. ISBN 978-90-6984-615-6.
Watson, Fred (13 June 2006). Stargazer: The Life and Times of the Telescope. London: Allen & Unwin. pp. 38–43. ISBN 9780306814839.^{[permanent dead link]}
Fred Watson, (2007), Stargazer: The Life and Times of the Telescope, page 40. Allen & Unwin
Stillman Drake (2003-02-20). Galileo at Work. Courier Corporation. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-486-49542-2. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
King, Henry C. (2003), The history of the telescope, Courier Dover Publications, ISBN 978-0-486-43265-6
Fred Watson (2007). Stargazer. Allen & Unwin. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-74176-392-8. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
Fred Watson (2007). Stargazer. Allen & Unwin. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-74176-392-8. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
[2] Mirror Mirror: A History of the Human Love Affair With Reflection by Mark Pendergrast Page 88
Henry C. King (1955). The History of the Telescope. Courier Corporation. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-486-43265-6. Retrieved 2013-08-01. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
White, Michael (1999). Isaac Newton By Michael White. Basic Books. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-7382-0143-6. Retrieved 2013-08-01.^{[permanent dead link]}

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"Bakich sample pages Chapter 2" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 2013-08-01. John Donavan Strong, a young physicist at the California Institute of Technology, was one of the first to coat a mirror with aluminum. He did it by thermal vacuum evaporation. The first mirror he aluminized, in 1932, is the earliest known example of a telescope mirror coated by this technique.

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"How Telescopes Improved", History of Telescopes, Cartage, archived from the original on 2009-03-11

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Satterthwaite, Gilbert (2002). "Did the reflecting telescope have English origins?". The Digges Telescope. Archived from the original on 29 October 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
Ronan, Colin A. (1991). "Leonard and Thomas Digges". Journal of the British Astronomical Association. 101 (6). Archived from the original on 29 October 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2012.

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Bardell, David (May 2004). "The Invention of the Microscope". BIOS. 75 (2): 78–84. doi:10.1893/0005-3155(2004)75<78:TIOTM>2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 4608700. S2CID 96668398.
Palmieri, Paolo (2001). "Galileo and the discovery of the phases of Venus". Journal for the History of Astronomy. 21 (2): 109–129. Bibcode:2001JHA....32..109P. doi:10.1177/002182860103200202. S2CID 117985979.
Bell. Ph.D., M.Sc., A. E. (1948), "Christian Huygens and the Development of Science in the Seventeenth Century", Nature, 162 (4117): 472–473, Bibcode:1948Natur.162..472A, doi:10.1038/162472a0, S2CID 29596446

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Palmieri, Paolo (2001). "Galileo and the discovery of the phases of Venus". Journal for the History of Astronomy. 21 (2): 109–129. Bibcode:2001JHA....32..109P. doi:10.1177/002182860103200202. S2CID 117985979.
Bell. Ph.D., M.Sc., A. E. (1948), "Christian Huygens and the Development of Science in the Seventeenth Century", Nature, 162 (4117): 472–473, Bibcode:1948Natur.162..472A, doi:10.1038/162472a0, S2CID 29596446
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Bardell, David (May 2004). "The Invention of the Microscope". BIOS. 75 (2): 78–84. doi:10.1893/0005-3155(2004)75<78:TIOTM>2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 4608700. S2CID 96668398.

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"Inventor Biographies – Jean-Bernard-Léon Foucault Biography (1819–1868)". madehow.com. Retrieved 2013-08-01.

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Mike Simmons (2008) [Written in 1984]. "Building the 60-inch Telescope". Mtwilson.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2013-08-01.

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Isaac Newton: adventurer in thought, by Alfred Rupert Hall, page 67

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"New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology - "Resurfacing the 100-inch (2,500 mm) Telescope" by George Zamora". nmt.edu. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved 2013-08-01.

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Alessandro Bettini (February 2022). "Did Leonardo da Vinci Invent the Telescope?" (PDF). Optics and Photonics News. ISSN 1047-6938.

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Van Helden, Al. "The Galileo Project | Science | Telescope". galileo.rice.edu.
"The Hague discussed the patent applications first of Hans Lipperhey of Middelburg, and then of Jacob Metius of Alkmaar... another citizen of Middelburg galileo.rice.edu The Galileo Project > Science > The Telescope by Al Van Helden

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Bardell, David (May 2004). "The Invention of the Microscope". BIOS. 75 (2): 78–84. doi:10.1893/0005-3155(2004)75<78:TIOTM>2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 4608700. S2CID 96668398.
Palmieri, Paolo (2001). "Galileo and the discovery of the phases of Venus". Journal for the History of Astronomy. 21 (2): 109–129. Bibcode:2001JHA....32..109P. doi:10.1177/002182860103200202. S2CID 117985979.
Bell. Ph.D., M.Sc., A. E. (1948), "Christian Huygens and the Development of Science in the Seventeenth Century", Nature, 162 (4117): 472–473, Bibcode:1948Natur.162..472A, doi:10.1038/162472a0, S2CID 29596446

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Schreier, Jeremy (4 June 2013). "Head-On Intersection of East and West: The Overlooked History of Galileo in China". Intersect: The Stanford Journal of Science, Technology, and Society. 6 (2).

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Satterthwaite, Gilbert (2002). "Did the reflecting telescope have English origins?". The Digges Telescope. Archived from the original on 29 October 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
Ronan, Colin A. (1991). "Leonard and Thomas Digges". Journal of the British Astronomical Association. 101 (6). Archived from the original on 29 October 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
"Old Moon Map Corrects History". News.aol.com. 2009-01-14. Archived from the original on January 19, 2009. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
"The First Telescopes", Cosmic Journey: A History of Scientific Cosmology, Center for History of Physics, a Division of the American Institute of Physics, archived from the original on 2008-04-09, retrieved 2009-05-15
"How Telescopes Improved", History of Telescopes, Cartage, archived from the original on 2009-03-11
Mike Simmons (2008) [Written in 1984]. "Building the 60-inch Telescope". Mtwilson.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
"New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology - "Resurfacing the 100-inch (2,500 mm) Telescope" by George Zamora". nmt.edu. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
A detailed description of the development of astronomical optical interferometry can be found here Astronomical Optical Interferometry, geocities.com

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Alessandro Bettini (February 2022). "Did Leonardo da Vinci Invent the Telescope?" (PDF). Optics and Photonics News. ISSN 1047-6938.
Helden, Albert Van; Dupré, Sven; Gent, Rob van (2010). The Origins of the Telescope. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 978-90-6984-615-6. OCLC 760914120. Retrieved April 15, 2025.

worldcat.org

Helden, Albert Van; Dupré, Sven; Gent, Rob van (2010). The Origins of the Telescope. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 978-90-6984-615-6. OCLC 760914120. Retrieved April 15, 2025.