Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Homemade Telescopes
Many are aware of Galileo's contributions to the field of astronomy but what really struck me was that Galileo built his own telescopes. I had known for a while that Galileo built his own telescopes but it hit me in the museum both the manufacturing and engineering skills he had to have in order to build these telescopes. The precision of lens shaping and positioning of the lens are truly amazing. Galileo's work really makes me want to design and build my own telescope.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
It's pretty amazing to see that not only did he excel in his field but he also constructed his own tools. It was interesting to learn that he went from 5X zoom to 30X zoom
ReplyDeleteI liked that the guide had an example of the different basic lenses used to create a telescope. We were able to used a simple concave lens closest to the eye and a convex lens at the opposite end to get a closer look at distant objects. I hadn't previously known much about telescopes, so it was interesting to learn about the various pieces needed to build one.
ReplyDelete