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单词 Schmidt telescope
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Definition of Schmidt telescope in English:

Schmidt telescope

(also Schmidt camera)
nounʃmɪt
  • A type of catadioptric telescope used solely for wide-angle astronomical photography, with a thin glass plate at the front to correct for spherical aberration. A curved photographic plate is placed at the prime focus inside the telescope.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Racing the clock and the break of dawn, he turned the 48-inch Oschin Schmidt telescope at the Palomar Observatory to the location.
    • Patrick is joined by Professor Fred Watson from the Anglo-Australian Observatory to view some of the wonderful images taken by the UK Schmidt telescope.

Origin

1930s: named after Bernhard V. Schmidt (1879–1935), the German inventor.

 
 

Definition of Schmidt telescope in US English:

Schmidt telescope

(also Schmidt camera)
noun
  • A type of catadioptric telescope used solely for wide-angle astronomical photography, with a thin glass plate at the front to correct for spherical aberration. A curved photographic plate is placed at the prime focus inside the telescope.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Racing the clock and the break of dawn, he turned the 48-inch Oschin Schmidt telescope at the Palomar Observatory to the location.
    • Patrick is joined by Professor Fred Watson from the Anglo-Australian Observatory to view some of the wonderful images taken by the UK Schmidt telescope.

Origin

1930s: named after Bernhard V. Schmidt (1879–1935), the German inventor.

 
 
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