reflecting telescope

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noun

a type of telescope in which the initial image is formed by a concave mirrorAlso called: reflector Compare refracting telescope

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How to use reflecting telescope in a sentence

In Fig. 43 trace out the corresponding parts in the mounting of a reflecting telescope.
A Text-Book of Astronomy|George C. Comstock
But they wanted to get a better view of the heavens—a view through a Newtonian reflecting-telescope.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12|Elbert Hubbard
If the use be for carriage, the feet may shut up, like the usual brass feet of a reflecting telescope.
Evolution, Old & New|Samuel Butler
Reflecting Telescope, 6½ inches aperture, well mounted, price only $70.
Scientific American, Volume 40, No. 13, March 29, 1879|Various

But it was Newton, about 1666, who first made a reflecting telescope; and he did it with the object of avoiding colour dispersion.
History of Astronomy|George Forbes

Scientific definitions for reflecting telescope

reflecting telescope

[ rĭ-flĕk′tĭng ]

See under telescope.