CatoptriqueCatoptrics (from κατοπτρικός katoptrikós, "specular", from κάτοπτρον katoptron "mirror") deals with the phenomena of reflected light and optical systems using mirrors. A catoptric system is also called a catopter (catoptre). Catoptrics is the title of two texts from ancient Greece: The Pseudo-Euclidean Catoptrics. This book is attributed to Euclid, although the contents are a mixture of work dating from Euclid's time together with work which dates to the Roman period.
Optical telescopeAn optical telescope is a telescope that gathers and focuses light mainly from the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum, to create a magnified image for direct visual inspection, to make a photograph, or to collect data through electronic s. There are three primary types of optical telescope: Refracting telescopes, which use lenses and less commonly also prisms (dioptrics) Reflecting telescopes, which use mirrors (catoptrics) Catadioptric telescopes, which combine lenses and mirrors An optical telescope's ability to resolve small details is directly related to the diameter (or aperture) of its objective (the primary lens or mirror that collects and focuses the light), and its light-gathering power is related to the area of the objective.
Christian HuygensChristiaan Huygens (), Christianus Hugenius en latin et Christian Huygens en français, né le à La Haye (dans les Provinces-Unies) et mort le dans la même ville, est un mathématicien, astronome et physicien néerlandais. Il est considéré comme un alter ego de Galilée, notamment pour sa découverte de Titan qu'il décrit dans Le Système de Saturne (1659) où il fait une première description exhaustive du Système solaire à six planètes et à six lunes, avec une précision alors inégalée.
