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English: The first reflecting telescope, built by British scientist Isaac Newton in 1668. It had a 6 in. aperture and magnified 40 times |
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| Source | Retrieved May 28, 2014 from David Brewster (1855) Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Descoveries of Sir Isaac Newton, Vol. 1, Thomas Constable and Co., Edinburgh, p. 46, fig. 7 on Google Books |
| Author | David Brewster |
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