Meanings
nounNasmyth telescope (plural Nasmyth telescopes)
plural Nasmyth telescopes
- A kind of reflecting telescope: a modified Cassegrain telescope with light reflected sideways before reaching the primary mirror again.
Origin
Developed by James Nasmyth.
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