Task 7: (P5/M5/D5)Telescopes
Make a powerpoint to explain the history and development of the telescope. Use the following website as a starting point, and the help grid below.
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Slide |
Title |
Things to include |
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1 |
Galileo's Refractor |
Image of telescope Image and facts about Galileo Simple explanation of his telescope including diagrams |
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2 |
Early Refractors |
Facts and images about Johannes Hevelius Facts and images about Christopher Huygens Facts and images about Johannes Kepler |
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3 |
Great Refractors |
Information on Harvard 15-inch Refractor Information on Naval Observatory 26-inch Refractor Information on Yerkes 40-inch Refractor |
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4 |
Newton’s Telescope |
Image of telescope Image and facts about Newton Simple explanation of his telescope including diagrams Things that Newton discovered |
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5 |
Early Reflectors |
Facts and images about James Gregory and John Hadley Facts and images about Sir William Herschel and his telescopes Facts and images about William Parsons and his telescopes Facts and images about the Melbourne Reflector |
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6 |
Huge Reflectors |
Facts and images about George W. Ritchey and his telescopes Facts and images about George Ellery Hale and his telescopes |
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7 |
Solar Telescopes |
Information on how they work Images of the sun taken using these telescopes What have we learned about the sun |
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8 |
Radio Telescopes |
Information on how they work Images of the taken using these telescopes What have we learned about the universe |
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9 |
Multi-mirror Telescopes |
Facts and images about MMT Facts and images about Keck |
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10 |
Space Telescopes |
Facts and images about COBE Facts and images about Hubble Facts and images about Compton Observatory Facts and images about Chandra Observatory Facts and images about Spitzer Telescope Facts and images about Webb Telescope |
