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Description Standard Handbook for Telescope Making (Revised Edition) by Neale E. Howard Harper & Row | February 1984 | ISBN-10: 006181394X | PDF | 356 pages | 54.6 mb http://www.amazon.com/Standa...-Making-Howard/dp/006181394X 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 Sharing Widget |