AllRefer.com - telescope (Astronomy, General)

		AllRefer Channels :: Health \| Yellow Pages \| \| Reference \| Weather
			July 20, 2008

Earth & Environment

Literature & Arts

Philosophy & Religion

Medicine

People

Places

Science & Technology

Plants & Animals

Social Science & Law

Sports & Everyday Life

History

Country Studies

A B C D E F G H I J

K L M N O P Q R S

T U V W X Y Z

United States

Mexico

Canada

Other countries

A B C D E F G H I J

K L M N O P Q R S

T U V W X Y Z

World

Countries

Flags

Maps

You are here : AllRefer.com > Reference > Encyclopedia > Astronomy, General > telescope
By Alphabet : Encyclopedia A-Z > T

telescope, Astronomy, General

Related Category: Astronomy, General

telescope, traditionally, a system of lenses, mirrors, or both, used to gather light from a distant object and form an image of it. Traditional optical telescopes, which are the subject of this article, also are used to magnify objects on earth and in astronomy; other types of astronomical telescopes gather radio waves (see radio astronomy), X rays (see X-ray astronomy), or infrared or ultraviolet radiation.

Sections in this article:

Topics that might be of interest to you:

•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Related Categories:

• >

More articles from AllRefer Reference on telescope

SITE MAPS

Encyclopedia

US Gazetteer:
US States A-C
US States D-H
US States I-L
US States M
US States N
US States O-R
US States S-U
US States V-W

Canada Gazetteer

Mexico Gazetteer

Countries A-Z

Content on this web site is provided for informational purposes only. We accept no responsibility for any loss, injury or inconvenience sustained by any person resulting from information published on this site. We encourage you to verify any critical information with the relevant authorities.