From wpk@saao.ac.zaFri Jul 17 22:44:32 1998
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 08:27:08 +0200 (GMT+0200)
From: Willie Koorts <wpk@saao.ac.za>
To: WA7KEY@aol.com
Subject: Re: Your original telescope


On Sat, 31 Jan 1998 WA7KEY@aol.com wrote:

> Hello,
> I think that the original telescope was made using plans in"How To Make A
> Telescope" by Jean Texereau, !st edition,published in 1957.I have a copy of
> that book and the picture you have on your webb site and the picture in the
> book are very similar.Maybe this will give you a history of your original
> telescope.
> Clear skies
> Lloyd Horton

Hi Lloyd

Thanks for confirming that.  Long before I got this telescope I read a 
few telescope making books,  amoungst them Texereau.  When I first saw 
the telescope I thought it looked familier - almost like a textbook 
Texareau.  When I made my telescope page I tried finding this book again 
to confirm,  but the person who I got it from initially did not have it 
any more.  So to be safe,  I did not say it,  but since you confirmed it 
for me now,  I will defenitely change the wording accordingly.

Thanks & clear skies

Willie
                        Willie Koorts   wpk@saao.ac.za   

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