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February 18, at 7:30 pm
T.C. Hooper Planetarium at Roper Mountain Science Center
Topic: "The Almost Complete History of the Telescope" -
The year 2009 marked the 400th Anniversary of the "invention" of the telescope. Gayle Riggsbee will present a program on the history of the telescope. The program covers the events from the first working of glass in the 13th century thru the first spyglasses and traces of the evolution of the art of telescope making to the present day.
Some of the questions that will answered during the program are:
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Who invented the telescope?
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What did Galileo discover with his spyglass?
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Who invented binoculars?
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Who was the first to see Saturn's rings?
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What was the cure for chromatic aberration?
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What were the first telescope mirrors made from?
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Who made the first glass telescope mirrors?
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What is the "old astronomy?"
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How big can telescopes get?
Speaker: Gayle Riggsbee, Charlotte Amateur Astronomers Club
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6:15 pm - before regular meeting on February 18
The Astronomy Classes are held before each RMA Club Meeting on
the third Thursday of each month.
Topic: The World of Comets and Asteroids
Those cool things that have destroyed life on the Earth many times....
Location: Computer Lab at Roper Mountain
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