Newtonian Telescope

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:advantage No Chromatic Aberration
gptkbp:alternativeName Newtonian Reflector
gptkbp:component Tube
Eyepiece
Focuser
Primary Mirror
Secondary Mirror
gptkbp:eyepiecePosition Side of Tube
gptkbp:focusingMethod Moving Eyepiece
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First Practical Reflecting Telescope
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Newtonian Telescope
gptkbp:influenced Modern Reflecting Telescopes
gptkbp:introducedIn 1668
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:material Glass Mirror
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:opticalDesign gptkb:Reflector
gptkbp:popularFor Amateur Astronomers
gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter Yes
Parabolic
gptkbp:primaryUse Astronomy
gptkbp:secondaryMirrorType Flat Diagonal Mirror
gptkbp:type Reflecting Telescope
gptkbp:usesSecondaryMirror Yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Schmidt-Cassegrain_Telescope
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7