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Instructions on making a mirror for a reflecting telescope, and on assembling the mirror and other components to make a working astronomical telescope.
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Table of Contents
Part I.
Chapter I
Page Mirror Making for Reflectors 1
Chapter II
Page Making the Mounting 20
Chapter III
Page 100 foot Sun Telescope 36
Chapter IV
Page Wrinkles 38
Chapter V
Page Adjustments 43
Chapter VI
Page Finding Celestial Objects 46
Chapter VII
Page Telescope Housings 50
Chapter VIII
Page The Prism or Diagonal 52
Chapter IX
Page Optical Flats 57
Chapter X
Page The Cassegrainian 62
Chapter XI
Page Making Eyepieces 66
Part II.
Chapter I
Page The Amateur's Telescope 72
Chapter II
Page Tools and Materials - Grinding 75
Chapter III
Page Foucault Test 82
Chapter IV
Page Polishing 85
Chapter V
Page Figuring 89
Chapter VI
Page The Parabaloid - Zonal Testing 96
Chapter VII
Page Silvering 101
Chapter VIII
Page Mounting the Mirror 104
Chapter IX
Page Achromatic Object-Glass 106
Chapter X
Page Shaping and Grinding - Polishing 115
Chapter XI
Page Testing and Figuring 120
Chapter XII
Page Mounting the Lens 126
Part III.
Page Design of Mountings 130
Part IV.
Page The HCF Lap 149
Part V.
Page Motor Drives 154
Part VI.
Page Silvering 157
Part VII.
Page Grinding and Polishing Machines 160
Part VIII.
Chapter I
Page Telescope Oculars 172
Chapter II
Page Astronomical Oculars 176
Part IX.
Chapter I
Page Solar Phenomena 180
Chapter II
Page Spectrohelioscope 192
Chapter III
Page Spectroheliograph 203
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