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Galilean telescope |
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Galilean telescope [‚gal·ə¦lē·ən ′tel·ə‚skōp] (optics) A refracting telescope whose objective is a converging (convex) lens and whose eyepiece is a diverging (concave) lens; it forms erect images. Also known as Galilean glass. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Special attention has been paid to several individuals including Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, the Renaissance astrologer Girolarno Cardano, the Rosicrucians, John Dee, and the medical alchemist Simon Forman by devoting chapters to specific aspects of their work. Later that spring I went to the theatre with his wife and some of his fellow activists to see Brecht's Galileo Galilei. Galileo Galilei said, "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. |
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