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astronomical telescope
noun
- a telescope having an objective with a long focal length and an eyepiece with a short focal length, usually used for observing celestial bodies.
astronomical telescope
noun
- any telescope designed and mounted for use in astronomy. Such telescopes usually form inverted images See Cassegrain telescope Newtonian telescope equatorial mounting
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Word History and Origins
Origin of astronomical telescope1
First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences
It was almost the perfect place for an astronomical telescope.
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For firing, these mortars of course are pointed at a very high angle, almost like an astronomical telescope.
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One word about the inversion of objects by the astronomical telescope.
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I should like to own a big astronomical telescope and a twenty-four-tune music-box.
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When an object is viewed through the type of astronomical telescope ordinarily in use, it is seen upside down.
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