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Telescopes of Captain James Cook.
In case you haven't seen the page about Captain James Cook. It took me
over two years to research this and find out what telescopes he actually took with him. The answer came from a ship's manifest. You can find the pages he http://www.antiquetelescopes.org/cook.html I have also added a page about fake antique telescopes. I can't help wondering if the name Captain James T Kirk was taken from Captain James Cook. Cook was a real explorer who went where no man had gone before, after all. -- "Do you lilke card tricks?" he asked. I said no. He did five. |
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Telescopes of Captain James Cook.
"Larry Brown" wrote in message ... In case you haven't seen the page about Captain James Cook. It took me over two years to research this and find out what telescopes he actually took with him. The answer came from a ship's manifest. You can find the pages he http://www.antiquetelescopes.org/cook.html I have also added a page about fake antique telescopes. I can't help wondering if the name Captain James T Kirk was taken from Captain James Cook. Cook was a real explorer who went where no man had gone before, after all. I thought the SCT principle was much younger than that...its an F6 SCT in the article |
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Telescopes of Captain James Cook.
Great site with excellent information.
Thanks for making it available. Good day, Francis Marion |
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Telescopes of Captain James Cook.
Thomas M wrote:
I thought the SCT principle was much younger than that...its an F6 SCT in the article The reflector in the article is not an SCT. It is a simple Cassegrain, possibly Classical or Gregorian, as the Gregorians were often resorted to during the era of the "brass" telescope (the tube length argues for a Gregorian). The SCT is a different and much more recent design (circa 1962) using spherical optics and a large corrector plate. Clear skies to you. -- David W. Knisely Prairie Astronomy Club: http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org Hyde Memorial Observatory: http://www.hydeobservatory.info/ ********************************************** * Attend the 11th Annual NEBRASKA STAR PARTY * * July 18-23, 2004, Merritt Reservoir * * http://www.NebraskaStarParty.org * ********************************************** |
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Telescopes of Captain James Cook.
"Thomas M" wrote in news:Jtt1c.59905$A12.9134@edtnps84:
"Larry Brown" wrote in message ... In case you haven't seen the page about Captain James Cook. It took me over two years to research this and find out what telescopes he actually took with him. The answer came from a ship's manifest. You can find the pages he http://www.antiquetelescopes.org/cook.html I have also added a page about fake antique telescopes. I can't help wondering if the name Captain James T Kirk was taken from Captain James Cook. Cook was a real explorer who went where no man had gone before, after all. I thought the SCT principle was much younger than that...its an F6 SCT in the article It doesn't say an SCT. Though F6 does seem rather fast for a classical cassegrain or similar. Llanzlan |
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Telescopes of Captain James Cook.
Llanzlan Klazmon The 15th wrote in
7.6: "Thomas M" wrote in news:Jtt1c.59905$A12.9134@edtnps84: "Larry Brown" wrote in message ... In case you haven't seen the page about Captain James Cook. It took me over two years to research this and find out what telescopes he actually took with him. The answer came from a ship's manifest. You can find the pages he http://www.antiquetelescopes.org/cook.html I have also added a page about fake antique telescopes. I can't help wondering if the name Captain James T Kirk was taken from Captain James Cook. Cook was a real explorer who went where no man had gone before, after all. I thought the SCT principle was much younger than that...its an F6 SCT in the article It doesn't say an SCT. Though F6 does seem rather fast for a classical cassegrain or similar. Llanzlan Reading some other sites. I conclude that the scope was most likely a Gregorian. Llanzlan. |
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Telescopes of Captain James Cook.
White man anyway...
Cook was a real explorer who went where no man had gone before, after all. -- Tom Rankin - Programmer by day, amateur astronomer by night! Mid-Hudson Astronomy Association - http://jump.to/mhaa When replying, remove the capital letters from my email address. (And yes, I'm white too!) |
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Telescopes of Captain James Cook.
"David Knisely" wrote in message ... Thomas M wrote: I thought the SCT principle was much younger than that...its an F6 SCT in the article The reflector in the article is not an SCT. It is a simple Cassegrain, possibly Classical or Gregorian, as the Gregorians were often resorted to during the era of the "brass" telescope (the tube length argues for a Gregorian). The SCT is a different and much more recent design (circa 1962) using spherical optics and a large corrector plate. Clear skies to you. -- Some of you have a real bad habit of splitting hairs...the concept or priciple is the same! |
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Telescopes of Captain James Cook.
"Thomas M" wrote in news:h1w1c.60320$A12.50960@edtnps84:
"David Knisely" wrote in message ... Thomas M wrote: I thought the SCT principle was much younger than that...its an F6 SCT in the article The reflector in the article is not an SCT. It is a simple Cassegrain, possibly Classical or Gregorian, as the Gregorians were often resorted to during the era of the "brass" telescope (the tube length argues for a Gregorian). The SCT is a different and much more recent design (circa 1962) using spherical optics and a large corrector plate. Clear skies to you. -- Some of you have a real bad habit of splitting hairs...the concept or priciple is the same! So do you call your SCT a Classical Cassegrain? Llanzlan. |
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Telescopes of Captain James Cook.
Larry Brown wrote in message ...
In case you haven't seen the page about Captain James Cook. It took me over two years to research this and find out what telescopes he actually took with him. The answer came from a ship's manifest. You can find the pages he http://www.antiquetelescopes.org/cook.html I have also added a page about fake antique telescopes. I can't help wondering if the name Captain James T Kirk was taken from Captain James Cook. Cook was a real explorer who went where no man had gone before, after all. That's for sure. He was eaten by the native cannibals in Hawaii who refer to this (apparent) delicacy as "long pig". |
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