Table of Contents
Telescope Innovations of Isaac Newton
Telescope Innovations, Summary, Part-1
Telescope Innovations, Summary, Part-2
Development of the First Practical Reflecting Telescope
First Reflecting Telescope by Newton
Newton’s Telescope Shortened Telescopes Greatly, and Incorporated Many Innovations
Second Reflecting Telescope, Made Between 1668 and 1669, a Duplicate of the First, Presented to the Royal Society in 1671
Newton’s 2nd Reflecting Telescope Reproduced the Resolution of Far Longer Refractors and Won Him Membership in the Royal Society
Third Reflecting Telescope by Newton, Type-2 (Second Surface Mirrors)
Type-2 Newtonian Telescope, Second Surface Mirrors, Concentric Meniscus Glass Primary, Reflective Metal Coating (Hg), Right Angle Prism Secondary “Mirror” (Uncoated, TIR)
Fourth Reflecting Telescope by Newton, Type-2 (Second Surface Mirrors)
Super Polished Surface, What Makes It Different?
Super Polished Mirror Performance And Characteristics
The Super Polishing Process
Super Polishing Chronology, “Discovered” More Than Once, But Newton Was First
Limitations to Telescope Performance, Small Versus Large Telescopes, the Rationale for Mt. Top Observatories
Limitations to Telescope Performance
Chronology of Newton & His Times, 1642 to 1666
Chronology of Newton & His Times, 1666 to 1670
Chronology of Newton & His Times, 1671 to 1674
Chronology of Newton & His Times, 1682 to 1689
Chronology of Newton & His Times, 1689
Chronology of Newton and His Times, 1690 - 1696
Chronology of Newton and His Times, 1696 - 1699
Chronology of Newton and His Times, 1701 - 1727
References
Newton’s Telescope Innovations Continue to Benefit Today’s Astronomers
ADDENDUM: Updates After RTMC 2005
LARGE TELESCOPES MUST BE SHORT (Reference Isaac Newton in Opticks, 1704)
Abstract
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Author: Gene Cross
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Other information: This presentation was written by Gene Cross and presented at the Riverside Telescope Maker's Conference in 2005.
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