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A square, tight and unmarked copy with text which appears unread. Dust jacket now protected in removable mylar. Seller Inventory # 45921
Bibliographic Details
Title: Reflecting Telescope Optics I: Basic Design ...
Publisher: Springer May 2004
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Used - fine
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 2nd Edition
About this title
Complete compendium on the physics and applications of telescope optics, underlying the original and oldest of astronomical instruments.
Thoroughly scholarly work that provides both the historical perspective and the state-of-the-art technology, such as the 4-lens corrector of Delabre and the LADS corrector.
Newly updated edition brings this authoritative work completely up to date..
From the reviews
"... an unequalled reference for those who have interest in the field ... a unique reference in a superb presentation."
ESO Messenger
R.N. Wilson's two-volume treatise on reflecting telescope optics has become a classic in its own right. It is intended to give a complete treatment of the subject, addressing professionals in research and industry as well as students of astronomy and amateur astronomers. This first volume, Basic Design Theory and its Historical Development, is devoted to the theory of reflecting telescope optics and systematically recounts the historical progress. The author's approach is morphological, with strong emphasis on the historical development. The book is richly illustrated including spot-diagrams analysing special systems in modern form. In this second edition, the historical section has been revised. Also, various improvements to the text have been made, and new systems such as the 4-lens corrector of Delabre and the LADS corrector are now covered. The concluding Part II treats manufacture, testing, alignment, and modern techniques.
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