Definition of Galilean telescope
a
refracting
telescope
in
which
the
eyeglass
is
a
concave
instead
of
a
convex
lens
,
as
in
the
common
opera
glass
.
This
was
the
construction
originally
adopted
by
Galileo
,
the
inventor
of
the
instrument
.
It
exhibits
the
objects
erect
,
that
is
,
in
their
natural
positions
.
See also:
Telescope
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