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Gregorian telescope

Syllabification: (Gre·go·ri·an tel·e·scope)
Definition of Gregorian telescope

noun

  • an early reflecting telescope in which light reflected from a concave elliptical secondary mirror passes through a hole in the primary mirror. It was rendered obsolete by the introduction of Newtonian and Cassegrain telescopes.

Origin:

mid 18th century: named after James Gregory (1638–75), the Scottish mathematician who invented it

Gregorian telescope in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Gregorian telescope in the British & World English dictionary