Huygens eyepiece
noun
an eyepiece consisting of two plano-convex lenses, the plane sides of which both face the eye.
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Huygens' eyepiece
Huygens' eyepiecenounphysics a telescope eyepiece consisting of two planoconvex lenses separated by a distance equal to half the sum of their focal lengths, which are in the ratio of three to one, and oriented so that their curved surfaces face the incident light
Huygens eyepiece
Americannoun
Optics.
Huygens' eyepiece
British
/ ˈhaɪɡənz /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Huygens eyepiece
First recorded in 1830–40; named after C. Huygens
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The Huygens eyepiece consists of two plano-convex lenses whose focal lengths are in the ratio of three to one.
From Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers by Garrett Putman Serviss
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