Bausch & Lomb Company gave the University of Colorado a 10.5-inch refractor, formerly the property of Carl L ... Following the renovation of Fiske Planetarium in 2013, the telescope was removed with ...

Well, any of us who has ever looked through a telescope could say the same, for the two principal types in use today were developed by giants: the refractor by Galileo and the reflector by Newton.

FitzRandolph Observatory is located on the campus of Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. FitzRandolph Observatory was constructed in 1934 to replace the Halsted Observatory. In 1966, a 36" ...

Chinese scientists are working to set up the world's largest refracting telescope in Tibet Autonomous Region for observing stars and planets. Deputy Director of the regional department of science and ...

An iconic observatory in south east London is marking its 350th anniversary this year. First established by King Charles II and designed by Christopher Wren, The Royal Observatory in Greenwich Park ...