The Sky at Night · SEASON 36
The First Telescope
Episode 9 · 1992-08-16
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
It is usually accepted that the first telescope was made in 1608. But new evidence shows that the first reflector was made in England, by Leonard Digges , many years before. In this programme Colin Ronan joins Patrick Moore to explain the principle, and to show the first "working" Digges-type telescope to have been made for more than 400 years.
Season 36 episodes
1. The Keck Reflector1992-01-12
2. Sky-Watcher1992-02-24
3. Asteroids1992-03-15
4. Shooting the Stars1992-04-06
5. Space for Astronomy1992-04-26
6. The Astronomer Royal1992-06-01
7. Our Outer Giants1992-06-28
8. Comets a Second View1992-07-20
9. The First Telescope1992-08-16
10. The Great Spiral1992-09-20
11. Venus - A New View1992-10-11
12. Six Into One Will Go1992-11-09
13. Glitch in the System1992-12-07
