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Who was so bothered with chromatic aberration that he built a telescope that used mirrors instead of lenses?
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There were many inventors that had ideas and even drawn out ideas on building a telescopes that used mirrors instead of lenses, but here are a few:
- Galileo, Giovanni, and Francesco Sagredo (with others, talked about this idea)
- Cesare Caravaggi (reported to have built one)
- Niccolò Zucchi (again reported to have built one)
- James Gregory (most notable, but had no working models)
- Robert Hooke (built a working model)
- Isaac newton (generally credited with constructing the first practical reflecting telescope)
Hence, most would credit Isaac Newton for building the first practical reflecting telescope.
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How did Galileo support this theory after he invented the telescope?
Although Galileo's telescope was the first to be used for astronomical purposes, he didn't invent the telescope. A man named Hans Lipperhey invented the telescope. Many people claimed to have invented the telescope however Hans Lipperhey was the only one to apply for a patent.
Is the Worlds largest telescope refracting or reflecting?
Large lenses deform under their own weight, but mirrors can be supported. Reflectors do not suffer from chromatic aberration like refractors do. Large mirrors need only one optical surface, achromats four surfaces to grind. Large, very clear lenses are harder to cast than more tolerant mirror blanks.
Why would you use telescope to look at the stars instead of microscope?
A microscope isn't used for navigating/exploring the universe. A microscope is for looking at germs, viruses etc. A telescope is able to look at the sky. A microscope is used in science labs. Not use for space explorering.
Who was an English scientist and mathematician who invented the telescope which used mirrors instead of lenses?
Isaac Newton was credited for building the reflecting telescope in 1668. The reflecting telescope design is now very widely used by amateur and professional astronomers, because the cost per square inch of aperture (diameter, the light gathering power) is less than the other designs.
Are x-ray telescope mirrors similar to optical telescope mirrors?
The biggest telescopes are reflecting - instead of a main lens, they have a main mirror. Above a certain size, it is no longer feasible, or at least practical, to use lenses.The biggest telescopes are reflecting - instead of a main lens, they have a main mirror. Above a certain size, it is no longer feasible, or at least practical, to use lenses.The biggest telescopes are reflecting - instead of a main lens, they have a main mirror. Above a certain size, it is no longer feasible, or at least practical, to use lenses.The biggest telescopes are reflecting - instead of a main lens, they have a main mirror. Above a certain size, it is no longer feasible, or at least practical, to use lenses.
Can chromatic aberration occur in a mirror?
Chromatic aberration does not occur in a mirror because chromatic aberration is caused by the different colors of a light being bent different amounts. Mirrors do not care about the different colors as they only relfect the light instead of refracting it.
Can aberration occur in a mirror?
Chromatic aberration does not occur in a mirror because chromatic aberration is caused by the different colors of a light being bent different amounts. Mirrors do not care about the different colors as they only relfect the light instead of refracting it.
How do you use a refracting telescope?
use mirrors instead of lenses
Who used the first microscope?
The first record of the use of lenses to manipulate images was in Greek and Roman writings of around 1000 A.D. As for the origins of someone using lenses to magnify a minute object, it is unclear. Most scientific instruments have a clear place in the historical records when they were formed and who created them, not the microscope though. The definition of the microscope makes it difficult to determine when it was first created. Since there were lenses dating back to ancient societies, how do we say when those lenses were used to look at minute objects? It is practically impossible to say when a single lens was used in that fashion. Credit for the first compound microscope (multiple lenses) is generally given to Zacharias Jansen and John Lippershey of the Netherlands, in 1590. It is likely that the microscope was a result of work made on the telescope. The telescope had much more practical uses in that time, because it could be used for maritime navigation.This idea is supported by the account of one of the first compound microscopes, which was six feet long and had a one inch barrel with a lens at either end. After the compound microscope the next major development was in lenses. Half a century after the compound microscope, both Anthony van Leeuwenhoek and Robert Hooke realized that lenses with very short focal lengths was the key to more magnification. This meant the use of extremely double convex or spherical lenses. They also used lenses made of pure quartz, creating a more pure glass instead of the poor quality, greenish glass of the day. The problem of making lenses in this fashion was that it created chromatic aberration. This aberration is because different wavelengths of light are refracted different amounts, resulting in a smeared image instead of a clear one. In 1758 John Dollard patented an achromatic lens. Even with this new lens, it was not until 1930 when Lister was able to use it to alleviate the problem of chromatic aberration. Much of the interim time was spent on telescope technology. Another form of the microscope, first proposed by Isaac Newton in 1692, is the reflecting microscope. In this case the light would not pass through a lens, but would reflect off of a concave mirror. Since all light is reflected the same, there would be no problem with chromatic aberration. The first reflecting microscope was made by Barker in 1736. This model was developed directly from reflecting telescope designs. Reflecting microscopes are used today, but the transmission type are much more prevalent.
Who uses the microscope?
The first record of the use of lenses to manipulate images was in Greek and Roman writings of around 1000 A.D. As for the origins of someone using lenses to magnify a minute object, it is unclear. Most scientific instruments have a clear place in the historical records when they were formed and who created them, not the microscope though. The definition of the microscope makes it difficult to determine when it was first created. Since there were lenses dating back to ancient societies, how do we say when those lenses were used to look at minute objects? It is practically impossible to say when a single lens was used in that fashion. Credit for the first compound microscope (multiple lenses) is generally given to Zacharias Jansen and John Lippershey of the Netherlands, in 1590. It is likely that the microscope was a result of work made on the telescope. The telescope had much more practical uses in that time, because it could be used for maritime navigation.This idea is supported by the account of one of the first compound microscopes, which was six feet long and had a one inch barrel with a lens at either end. After the compound microscope the next major development was in lenses. Half a century after the compound microscope, both Anthony van Leeuwenhoek and Robert Hooke realized that lenses with very short focal lengths was the key to more magnification. This meant the use of extremely double convex or spherical lenses. They also used lenses made of pure quartz, creating a more pure glass instead of the poor quality, greenish glass of the day. The problem of making lenses in this fashion was that it created chromatic aberration. This aberration is because different wavelengths of light are refracted different amounts, resulting in a smeared image instead of a clear one. In 1758 John Dollard patented an achromatic lens. Even with this new lens, it was not until 1930 when Lister was able to use it to alleviate the problem of chromatic aberration. Much of the interim time was spent on telescope technology. Another form of the microscope, first proposed by Isaac newton in 1692, is the reflecting microscope. In this case the light would not pass through a lens, but would reflect off of a concave mirror. Since all light is reflected the same, there would be no problem with chromatic aberration. The first reflecting microscope was made by Barker in 1736. This model was developed directly from reflecting telescope designs. Reflecting microscopes are used today, but the transmission type are much more prevalent.
Who was an English scientist and mathematician who invented the telescope which is used mirrors instead of lenses?
Isaac Newton
How did Galileo support this theory after he invented the telescope?
Although Galileo's telescope was the first to be used for astronomical purposes, he didn't invent the telescope. A man named Hans Lipperhey invented the telescope. Many people claimed to have invented the telescope however Hans Lipperhey was the only one to apply for a patent.
Why are mirrors used in a telescope?
Mirrors are used in a telescope because they bounce images off of them instead of bending images like refracting telescopes. This ensures that the image is focuses. If you were using a refracting telescope (no mirror) the colours would be bent at different times making an unfocused image.
What are microscopes made of?
It was actually made from a telescope, while was pointed a lighted surface instead of the sky. That's the real answer.
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