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单词 herschelian
释义

Herschelianadj.n.

/həˈʃɛlɪən/
Etymology: < the name of the astronomer Sir William Herschel (1738–1822) and his son Sir John Herschel (1792–1871) + -ian suffix.
Of or relating to Sir William Herschel or his son Sir John Herschel. Herschelian telescope n. a form of reflecting telescope having a concave mirror slightly inclined to the axis. Herschelian rays n. the ultra-red heat rays of the spectrum, the existence of which was first proved by Sir W. Herschel.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instrument for distant vision > [noun] > telescope > reflecting telescopes
reflecting telescope1672
reflector1735
speculum1789
Herschelian telescope1792
Newtonian1820
reflector telescope1840
Cassegrain1888
Nasmyth1960
Nasmyth–Cassegrain1972
the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instrument for distant vision > [adjective] > telescope > reflecting telescope
specular1651
Newtonian1737
Gregorian1762
Herschelian1792
Cassegrainian1813
1792 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 82 310 I looked at the planet with an Herschellean four and seven-feet reflector.
1837 C. R. Goring & A. Pritchard Micrographia 155 The Newtonian and Herschelian telescopes having very small angles of aperture, will admit of concave metals with spherical figures.
1840 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1838–40 1 58 A seven feet Herschelian.

Derivatives

Herˈschelic adj. = main sense.
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1874 J. Fiske Outl. Cosmic Philos. I. i. 19 Beyond the red..lie the so-called Herschellic rays, of least refrangibility.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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