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39400th Anniversary of the refractor</a><br /><font color="#01004D" face="Univers" size="3" style="color: #1b0037; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">"Constructing a replica of "Old Discoverer"</font><br /><i><font face="Univers"><a href="BrayObsWebSite/HOMEPAGE/PageMill_Resources/The%20Evolution_ref1608-83.pdf" style="color: #1b0037; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">The Evolution of the Refractor 1608-1683</a><br /><font color="#01004D" face="Univers" size="3" style="color: #1b0037; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">The Early Refractror's otptical development</font><br /><i><font face="Univers"><a href="BrayObsWebSite/HOMEPAGE/PageMill_Resources/The%20Early%20Telescope.pps" style="color: #1b0037; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">400th Anniversary of the refractor</a><br /><font color="#01004D" face="Univers" size="3" style="color: #1b0037; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">The Early Telescope Power Point show</font><br /><i><font face="Univers"><a href="BrayObsWebSite/HOMEPAGE/PageMill_Resources/PUBLICATIONS/achromatic%20refractor%20time%20l.zip" achromatic="" refractor="" timeline="" zip="" style="color: #1b0037; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">250th Anniversary of the Achromatic refractor</a><br /><font color="#01004D" face="Univers" size="3" style="color: #1b0037; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Appleworks spreadsheet time line of the invention of the achromatic lens</font><br /><i><font face="Univers"><b style="color: #1b0037; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i><font color="#A3000" face="Univers" size="4"><font color="#0000FF">250th Anniversary of the Achromatic refractor</font><br /><a href="BrayObsWebSite/HOMEPAGE/PageMill_Resources/The%20Achromatic%20Refractor_1758_2008.pps"><font color="#01004D" face="Univers" size="3">The Achrocmatic Refractor-a History-1758-2008</font></a><br /><b><i><font color="#A3000" face="Univers" size="4"><a href="BrayObsWebSite/HOMEPAGE/PageMill_Resources/Comparison%20test%20of%20TVPlossl%20vs%20Brandon.pdf" target="Eyepiece comparison test, Brandon, TV Plossl, GSO Plossl">Comparison Test Three Plossl Eyepiece Types, Brandon, TeleVue, GSO Revelation</a><br /><font color="#01004D" face="Univers" size="3">[1.9Mb pdf]</font><br /></font></i></b> <a href="BrayObsWebSite/HOMEPAGE/forum/Smyth-Barlow%20lenses.html#TOP">A Chronological History of the Smyth Lens</a><br /><font color="#01004D" face="Univers" size="3">Article by Rodger W. Gordon concerning the use of the Smyth Lens in hyper-wide angle eyepiece design</font><br /></font></i></b> <i style="color: #1b0037; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><font color="#A3000" face="Univers" size="4"><a href="BrayObsWebSite/HOMEPAGE/forum/THE%20LONG%20%26%20the%20SHORT%20of%20IT.pdf"><b><i>Refractor image stability &amp; focal ratio</i></b></a><br /><font color="#01004D" face="Univers" size="3">Article concerning theconjecture, "long focal length refractors require less frequent refocussing"</font><br /><font color="#01004D" face="Univers" size="3"><i>[3.8Mb pdf]<br /></i></font></font></i></font></i></font></i></font></i></font></i></font></i><i><font face="Univers"><i><font face="Univers"><i><font face="Univers"><i><font face="Univers"><i><font face="Univers"><font color="#01004d" size="3"><b>Save time and stress with reliable <a href="https://essayshark.com/">essay writers</a> available online 24/7</b></font><br /><br /><i style="color: #1b0037; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><font color="#A3000" face="Univers" size="4"><a href="BrayObsWebSite/HOMEPAGE/PageMill_Resources/PUBLICATIONS/The%20Long%20%26%20The%20Short%20F%23.pps">The F/Ratio Conjecture Power Point Show [12.6Mb]</a><br /><br /><b><i><font color="#A3000" face="Univers" size="4"><a href="BrayObsWebSite/HOMEPAGE/PageMill_Resources/PUBLICATIONS/Low%20Power%20Huygenian.pps">Low Power Huygenian Power Point Show [12.4Mb]</a><br /><br /><a href="SBIG%20ST237a.jpg"><font color="#01004D" face="Univers" size="4"><b><i>SBIG ST237a cd camera / auto-guider for sale</i></b></font></a><br /><font color="#01004D" face="Univers" size="3"><b><i>SBIG ST237a colour ccd camera / autoguider for sale - boxed - as new - with manuals &amp; accessories</i></b></font><br /></font></i></b><br /><br /><br /></font></i></font></i></font></i></font></i></font></i></font></i></p>
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