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Gregorian telescope

Gre·go·ri·an tel·e·scope (plural Gre·go·ri·an tel·e·scopes)


noun 
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astronomical telescope: an astronomical telescope that has a concave primary mirror with a central hole through which light is reflected from a smaller secondary concave mirror

[After J. Gregory (1638-1675), Scottish mathematician]
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