Examples of refracting telescope in a Sentence
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Its refracting telescope is still the third largest in the world.
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Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
As the star danced around the planet, Huygens tracked its motion using a 12-foot refracting telescope.
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Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
3 July 2025
Visitors can observe celestial objects through historic telescopes such as the Clark Telescope, a 24-inch refracting telescope used extensively for planetary and lunar observations in the past.
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The Arizona Republic,
16 Aug. 2023
The Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, is home to the largest refracting telescope in the world.
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Dean Regas,
The Enquirer,
9 Oct. 2021
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Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
As the star danced around the planet, Huygens tracked its motion using a 12-foot refracting telescope.
—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
3 July 2025
Visitors can observe celestial objects through historic telescopes such as the Clark Telescope, a 24-inch refracting telescope used extensively for planetary and lunar observations in the past.
—
The Arizona Republic,
16 Aug. 2023
The Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, is home to the largest refracting telescope in the world.
—
Dean Regas,
The Enquirer,
9 Oct. 2021
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“Refracting telescope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refracting%20telescope. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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