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Herschelian  adj.  Of or relating to Sir William Herschel; as, the Herschelian telescope.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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... perpendicularly, and send the rays through [Page 45] an opening in the mirror at M. This form is called the Gregorian telescope. Or the mirror M may be slightly inclined to the coming rays, so as to bring the point F entirely outside the tube, in which case it is called the Herschelian telescope. In either case the image may be magnified, as ...
— Recreations in Astronomy - With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work • Henry Warren



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