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Telescopic Objectives.1

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IT is a frequent source of disappointment to observers, especially beginners, to find that their instruments fail to answer to the tests which are so commonly found in astronomical text-books. It may be that the instrument in question is really an imperfect one; but if it be the work of a maker of repute, it is more probable the fault lies in the absence of proper adjustment, more especially if, for some reason or other, no responsible person is able to superintend the final fixing in position. The information hitherto published on the subject of adjustment, and the phenomena which accompany the various defects of an objective, is very scanty; and observers of all classes will therefore welcome the appearance of the little book recently issued by Messrs. T. Cooke and Sons, the well-known firm of telescope makers The book is the best testimony that one could wish for as to their thorough knowledge of their business, and it abundantly demonstrates that they are worthy of the confidence which astronomers have long placed in them. The benefit ot their wide experience is now available to all, and observers need no longer remain in doubt as to the quality of their objectives, or of the course to be pursued in tracing the defects to their proper sources.

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  1. "Undulatory Theory of Optics," 1877 edition, p. 80.

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FOWLER, A. Telescopic Objectives.1. Nature 45, 204–206 (1891). https://doi.org/10.1038/045204a0

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