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• telescope — /tel euh skohp /, n., adj., v., telescoped, telescoping. n. 1. an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens… …   Universalium

• telescope — [tel′ə skōp΄] n. [It telescopio (coined by GALILEO, 1611) < ModL telescopium < Gr tēleskopos, seeing from a distance: see TELE & SCOPE] an optical instrument for making distant objects, as the stars, appear nearer and consequently larger:… …   English World dictionary

• telescope — ► NOUN ▪ an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer, containing an arrangement of lenses, or of curved mirrors and lenses, by which rays of light are collected and focused and the resulting image magnified. ► VERB 1)… …   English terms dictionary

• Telescope — A telescope is an instrument designed for the observation of remote objects and the collection of electromagnetic radiation. The first known practically functioning telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 17th century …   Wikipedia

• Télescope spatial James Webb — James Webb Space Telescope James Webb Space Telescope Vue d artiste du James Webb Space Telescope Caractéristiques Organisation …   Wikipédia en Français

• Telescope mount — A telescope mount is a mechanical structure which supports a telescope. Telescope mounts are designed to support the mass of the telescope and allow for accurate pointing of the instrument. Many sorts of mounts have been developed over the years …   Wikipedia

• Telescope Array Project — The Telescope Array project is an international collaboration involving research and educational institutions in Japan, Taiwan, China, Russia, South Korea, and the United States. The experiment is designed to observe ultra high energy cosmic ray… …   Wikipedia

• telescope — n. & v. n. 1 an optical instrument using lenses or mirrors or both to make distant objects appear nearer and larger. 2 = radio telescope. v. 1 tr. press or drive (sections of a tube, colliding vehicles, etc.) together so that one slides into… …   Useful english dictionary

• telescope — noun an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer, containing an arrangement of lenses, or of curved mirrors and lenses, by which rays of light are collected and focused and the resulting image magnified. verb 1》 (with… …   English new terms dictionary

• History of the telescope — The earliest known working telescopes appeared in 1608 and are credited to Hans Lippershey and Zacharias Janssen, spectacle makers in Middelburg, and Jacob Metius of Alkmaar. The design of these early refracting telescopes consisted of a convex… …   Wikipedia

• Reflecting telescope — 24 inch convertible Newtonian/Cassegrain reflecting telescope on display at the Franklin Institute. A reflecting telescope (also called a reflector) is an optical telescope which uses a single or combination of curved mirrors that reflect light… …   Wikipedia