Standard Handbook for Telescope Making (gnv64) torrent

Standard Handbook for Telescope Making (Revised Edition)
by Neale E. Howard
Harper & Row | February 1984 | ISBN-10: 006181394X | PDF | 356 pages | 54.6 mb

A scientifically accurate yet easy-to-use guide to the art and science of telescope making.
Learn how to:
* choose the right telescope to build
* buy inexpensive equipment and tools
* rough and fine grind the mirror
* test and polish for a perfect mirror
* select the correct eyepiece
* construct the tube and its fittings
* mount and use your telescope
* plan and build a complete observatory
* photograph the stars

CONTENTS
Foreword ix
1. On Telescopes in General 1
2. The Mirror: General Procedures and Equipment 14
3. The Mirror: Rough Grinding 26
4. The Mirror: Fine Grinding 40
5. The Principle of the Foucault Test 50
6. Pitch Laps and Polishing 64
7. More About Polishing 83
8. The Mirror: Testing for the Paraboloid 95
9. Parabolizing the Mirror 116
10. The Diagonal 131
11. The Eyepiece 147
12. The Telescope Tube and Its Fittings 169
13. The Mounting for the Telescope 193
14. Adjustments and Additions 228
15. The Observatory 250
16. Using Your Telescope 269
17. Celestial Photography 283
18. Other Telescopes 308
Glossary 3 18
Appendixes 324
Index 353


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