Classic Telescopes

A Guide to Collecting, Restoring, and Using Telescopes of Yesteryear
2013
ISBN: 978-1-4614-4423-7
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 239 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 440 g

Reihe: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series

Classic telescopes are of interest to amateur astronomers for a variety of reasons. There are the dedicated collectors, but there are also many amateurs who love the nostalgia they inspire. These telescopes "feel" different from any contemporary telescope and perhaps have a unique ability to reconnect the owner to a bygone age of craftmanship. This book takes a look at traditional telescopes built by the great instrument makers of the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly the dynastic telescope makers, including Dollond, Alvan Clark, Thomas Cooke & Sons, and Carl Zeiss. Also included are lesser luminaries such as John Brashear, John Calver, William Wray, Henry Fitz, and William Henry Mogey.

'Classic Telescopes' covers the key features of the telescopes designed by these manufacturers, and shows how a heady combination of market trends, instrument condition, and pedigree will dictate their prices at auction. 'Classic Telescopes' also shows the reader how to find real bargains! Interviews with top classic telescope collectors (and users) provide the best tips of prospecting for a genuine acquisition.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

English, Neil

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomie: Sachbuch
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomische Beobachtung: Observatorien, Instrumente, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface: The Appeal of Yesteryear.-Chapter 1: The Dollond Century.- Chapter 2: A Yorkshireman Makes Good.- Chapter 3: Once Upon a Time in America.- Chapter 4: Zeiss is Nice.- Chapter 5: The Story of Broadhurst, Clarkson & Fuller.- Chapter 6: The 60mm Brigade.- Chapter 7: Classic Specula.- Chapter 8: The Age of Unitron.- Chapter 9: Die Zauberflöte.- Chapter 10: Pioneers of the New Glass.- Chaper 11: Classic Cats.- Chapter 12: Resurrecting the Master's Glass.- Chapter 13: The Antique Telescpe in the Twenty-First Century.- Epilogue: Sailing to Byzantium.- References and Bibliography.- Glossary.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Self-confessed classicist, Dr. Neil English, is the author of two influential books on commercial telescopes, both published by Springer, including the highly lauded Choosing and Using a Refracting Telescope and Choosing and Using a Dobsonian Telescope. English has conducted extensive research on the properties of the classical refractor and published widely on his finding both online and in commissioned articles for leading amateur astronomy periodicals, including Astronomy Now. He lives under the dark skies of rural central Scotland with his wife and two sons.