Schmidt telescope

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Etymology

From Bernhard Schmidt, German optician.

Noun

Schmidt telescope (plural Schmidt telescopes)

  1. (astronomy) A telescope, having a wide field of view, comprising a thin aspheric lens and a large concave mirror

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