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Telescopes from the ground up

A site detailing the history of telescopes, from Galileo's telescope to the Spitzer space telescope.

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http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/groundup/

How to build a telescope

Instructions for building two simple telescopes.

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http://www.funsci.com/fun3_en/tele/tele.htm

Telescope Basics

Introduction to various types of telescopes: Galilean , Newtonian etc.

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http://telescopemaking.org/basics.html

The Telescope Review Web Site

Contains many detailed reviews and related articles on telescopes and their use in astronomy.

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http://www.scopereviews.com/

Astronomy and astrophysics on the Web

Links to various telescopes, eg radio, GLAST and other astronomy resources.

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http://www.cv.nrao.edu/fits/www/astronomy.html

Why a telescope in space?

A series of images and questions about space telescopes such as hubble.

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http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/galileo/galileo-to-hst1.html

Radio Transmission

Even today it seems like magic. You turn on your radio and, somehow, sound sent from a distant radio station fills the room. How does radio transmission work?

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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/radio/

How SETI Works

A brief description of how SETI, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, works with the help of radio telescopes. This site is part of Marshall Brain's HowStuffWorks.com.

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http://www.howstuffworks.com/seti.htm

How Telescopes Work

This excellent site gives a good, brief description of how Telescopes work, including refractors and reflectors. Part of HowStuffWorks.com., it contains good, clear diagrams.

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http://www.howstuffworks.com/telescope.htm

How Digital Radio Works

Satellite radio is poised to change the way we listen to music. Find out how digital radio gets from Earth to satellite to you!. From HowStuffWorks.com.

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http://www.howstuffworks.com/satellite-radio.htm
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