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3. History of the Telescope

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3. History of the Telescope
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In this episode Stanley interviews AAA Executive Vice President Bart Fried about the history of the telescope, which in addition to Galileo’s discoveries, was influenced by Newton’s greatest blunder and two other very clever Englishmen.

Notable topics

  • The Antique Telescope Society
  • Hans Lipperhey
  • Nimrud lens
  • Niccolò Zucchi
  • Chromatic aberration
  • Newtonian telescope
  • Chester Moore Hall
  • John Dollond
  • George Bass

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