Re: atm Need mirror making info

d70024 (brennan.pad@sni.de)
Fri, 4 Aug 95 11:28:06 MES

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>
> Greetings,
>
> I wondering if anyone can suggest a particulary excellent book on
> mirror/optics making? Also a source of good mirror kits (pyrex) that
> include high quality powers, rouge, pitch, etc...
>
> I have been thinking about grinding a mirror for a few years now and
> it's about time! Must be that post Stellafane fever setting in!
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Mark
> sciquest@ix.netcom.com
>
I've got several books on Telescope making from Texeraux/Berry/Howard. They're all good book in their own way but the book I keep coming back to, because, amoungst other things, for it's sheer simplicitity and understandability, is the book by N. E. Howard 'The Standard Handbook for Telescope Making' (that's what it's called in America, over here in Europe it appeared under the name 'How to make a Telescope'). Highly recommended.

(No doubt others will have their own favorites too !)

Carl.

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