Huygens eyepiece

American

noun

Optics.

an eyepiece consisting of two plano-convex lenses, the plane sides of which both face the eye.

Huygens' eyepiece British

/ ˈhaɪɡənz /

noun

physics 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

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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.

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