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100	1		_aClark, Robert L. _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aAmateur Telescope Making in the Internet Age _h[electronic resource] : _bFinding Parts, Getting Help, and More / _cby Robert L. Clark.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bSpringer New York : _bImprint: Springer, _c2011.
300			_aXI, 204p. 70 illus. _bonline resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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490	1		_aPatrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series, _x1431-9756
505	0		_aAcknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: To Buy or Build a Telescope -- Chapter 3: Telescope Types and Designs -- Chapter 4: Build a Good Copyscope -- Chapter 5: The 80mm Refractor -- Chapter 6: Newtonian Telescopes -- Chapter 7: The F17 4-Inch Refractor -- Chapter 8: Focusers, Eyepieces, Barlows, and Finders -- Chapter 9: Tubes -- Chapter 10: Building a 12.5-inch Newtonian with Rotating Cage -- Chapter 11: Ergonomic Mounts -- Chapter 12: Evaluation, Quality Testing, and Optical Aberrations -- Chapter 13: Junk Collecting and Working with Modern Materials -- Appendix I: Web Suppliers of Telescope Building Parts and Materials -- Appendix II: Telescope-Building Books and Websites -- Appendix III: Polishing Log -- Appenidx IV: Units and Conversions -- Index.
520			_aThe Internet Age is changing everything about human invention and the use of technology. The change has been compared to that of the introduction of printing. Making your own telescope isn’t what it used to be, either, thanks partly to the Internet. The old days of grinding and polishing are gone – unless you want to do it! You can now assemble a great instrument from a wide range of affordable Internet-available components, new or used. The Internet is the new parts “junkyard,” with stuff from all over the world for you to pick through, day or night. In this book you will find out what’s generally available and how to access it. You will learn how to evaluate optical components and combine them from diverse Internet sources. You will get many ideas on how to make the parts that you don’t buy or scrounge and how to restore old lenses and mirrors. And you will learn some elementary physics of designing ergonomic – comfortable – telescopes. Navigating your way around the possibilities is easy using this valuable and timely resource. With Robert Clark’s help you can get the best that the Internet has to offer. Get started now!
650		0	_aPhysics.
650	1	4	_aPhysics.
650	2	4	_aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques.
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776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9781441964144
830		0	_aPatrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series, _x1431-9756
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