This is a fine volume and I have learned many interesting new facts about other equipment despite my long experience in this field. I wholeheartedly recommend its purchase. (Leonard Matula, The Observatory, Vol. 140 (1274), February, 2020)From the book reviews:Classic Telescopes is a good introduction to historic telescope makers and their lives and creations mostly focusing on those telescope makers that also made smaller instruments that might end up in the hands of an amateur astronomer. In general it was fascinating and a fast read. this book makes for a good eye-opener as it introduces opticians and their work in a less academic way that would be appealing for a larger general audience.
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