Historical Papers on Amateur Telescope Making



        Henry Draper

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        On the Construction of a Silvered Glass Telescope,
        Fifteen and a half inches in Aperture,
       
and its use in Celestial Photography.
        Smithonian Contributions to Knowledge Vol. 180
        Published 1864

       Draper Article in PDF format  5.5mb
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        George W. Ritchey

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              On the modern reflecting telescope, and the making and
         testing of optical mirrors.
          Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge Vol XXXIV
          Published 1904

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