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3. History of the Telescope


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In this episode Stanley interviews AAA Executive Vice President Bart Fried about the history of the telescope, which in addition to Galileo's discoveries, was influenced by Newton's greatest blunder and two other very clever Englishmen.
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The Antique Telescope SocietyHans LipperheyNimrud lensNiccolò ZucchiChromatic aberrationNewtonian telescopeChester Moore HallJohn DollondGeorge Bass
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