Closer to the stars: Notre Dame students design and build their own Dobsonian telescope
College of Engineering
Galileo did not invent the telescope, but he did engineer it into a precise scientific instrument. By grinding and refining his own lenses to increase their magnification, he was able to make observations that challenged the longstanding belief in a stationary earth. In astronomy, as in many other fields, engineering and science are locked together […] The post Closer to the stars: Notre Dame students design and build their own Dobsonian telescope appeared first on Aerospace and Mechanical Engin