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Two presentations: Phil Shoemaker discusses Mitchel's role in getting the telescope, and John Briggs describes how the 1845 refractor compared to other telescopes of the era.
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2025
There are two basic types of telescope: refractors and reflectors.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Another in 2007 used an off-the-shelf digital detector on a small refractor telescope to deliver remarkably decent photometric measurements, even for third-magnitude stars (which are somewhat fainter than those making up the Big Dipper).
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
There’s even a broadcast feed for those who can’t climb the narrow steps to the observatory’s 8-inch refractor telescope.
—Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2025
There are two basic types of telescope: refractors and reflectors.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Another in 2007 used an off-the-shelf digital detector on a small refractor telescope to deliver remarkably decent photometric measurements, even for third-magnitude stars (which are somewhat fainter than those making up the Big Dipper).
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
There’s even a broadcast feed for those who can’t climb the narrow steps to the observatory’s 8-inch refractor telescope.
—Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
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“Refractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refractor. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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refractor
noun
re·frac·tor
ri-ˈfrak-tər 
: a telescope in which the principal light-gathering element is a lens
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