telescope
Example Sentences
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Flipping the telescope to the large end is not unique to this particular cohort, nor is it anything to criticize or demonize.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
Argentina’s recent decision to pause a joint Chinese effort to construct a large radio telescope is a hopeful sign.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Founded by three physicists, the company at first focused on missile-tracking algorithms but later pivoted to build what it has described as the “world’s largest commercial optical telescope network.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
If you don't have access to binoculars or a telescope you might be able to attend a local astronomy society event to get a better look.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
From this evidence it would appear that it was the telescope that killed off Ptolemaic astronomy.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
