English Explanatory Dictionary

Nasmyth telescope

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of reflecting telescope: a modified Cassegrain telescope with light reflected sideways before reaching the primary mirror again.

Word forms

Nasmyth telescope Nasmyth telescopes

Etymology

Developed by James Nasmyth.

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