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Consideration for the Design of the Driving and Bearing System for Large Telescopes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

F. Taddei
Affiliation:
Istituto di Meccanica Macchine Utensili, Politecnico di Milano
R. Tomelleri
Affiliation:
ADS, Lipomo, Italy

Extract

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The Astronomers target for the present and the next decade is the construction of large telescopes 3,5 - 4 m. primary mirror diameter and very large telescopes 8 - 9 m. primary mirror diameter, in the array or multi-mirror design, improving at the same time the performance of the instruments compared to the efficiency and precision of the same.

Type
II. Mirrors and Domes
Copyright
Copyright © ESO 1984