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Letter to Editor
November 18, 1843
The Daily Madisonian
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Henry M. Paine updates on completing mirrors, lenses, and apparatus for his telescope and questions the Cambridge Committee's choice of a refracting telescope, seen as outdated, over his design.
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Unaccustomed as I am to the pen, I can portray of the instrument as it will appear when completed. The mirrors, which are by far the most difficult part of the work, are finished, together with the lenses, and also all the small apparatus.
I have seen a notice in your journal copied from a New York paper, of a Refracting Telescope now building in that city; and I understand that the Cambridge Committee have decided on having the same kind of an instrument. I cannot conceive why the preference should be given to an instrument long since superseded. Perhaps some of your readers will be kind enough to give us the rationale of the choice through your columns.
Yours, truly,
HENRY M. PAINE.
I have seen a notice in your journal copied from a New York paper, of a Refracting Telescope now building in that city; and I understand that the Cambridge Committee have decided on having the same kind of an instrument. I cannot conceive why the preference should be given to an instrument long since superseded. Perhaps some of your readers will be kind enough to give us the rationale of the choice through your columns.
Yours, truly,
HENRY M. PAINE.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Persuasive
What themes does it cover?
Science Nature
What keywords are associated?
Telescope Construction
Refracting Telescope
Mirrors
Lenses
Cambridge Committee
Astronomy Instrument
What entities or persons were involved?
Henry M. Paine
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Henry M. Paine
Main Argument
the writer reports progress on his telescope construction and questions why the cambridge committee prefers a refracting telescope, which he views as superseded by a superior type involving mirrors.
Notable Details
Mirrors Are The Most Difficult Part And Are Finished
Lenses And Small Apparatus Completed
Notice Copied From New York Paper About Refracting Telescope In That City