ISBN: 9780486428833 - Making Your Own Telescope (dover Books on Astronomy) (25 results)

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 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. Based on a series of articles written for Sky and Telescope 50 years ago, this handbook provides instructions for grinding and polishing mirrors in an amateur laboratory, mounting them in a handmade telescope, and setting the circles and equatorial adjustment. A reprint of the revised edition publis Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Condition: New. Inhaltsverzeichnisrnrn1. Story of the Telescopen2. Materials and Equipmentn3. Mirror Grindingn4. The Pitch Lapn5. Polishing-Testing-Correctingn6. The Paraboloidn7. The Diagonaln8. Tube Parts-Alignment-The Findern9. Eyepieces and Related Problems.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 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. Based on a series of articles written for Sky and Telescope 50 years ago, this handbook provides instructions for grinding and polishing mirrors in an amateur laboratory, mounting them in a handmade telescope, and setting the circles and equatorial adjustment. A reprint of the revised edition publis This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 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. Based on a series of articles written for Sky and Telescope 50 years ago, this handbook provides instructions for grinding and polishing mirrors in an amateur laboratory, mounting them in a handmade telescope, and setting the circles and equatorial adjustment. A reprint of the revised edition publis This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…