KnowraNewtonian telescopeLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to Newtonian telescope, each with the reason it gives.All 9Broader topic 6Narrower topic 1Compared with 2Reflecting telescopeBroader topic: The diagonal secondary sends the image to a side-mounted eyepiece.Refracting telescopeBroader topic: Newton’s design offered a practical mirror-based alternative to refractors.Optical telescopeBroader topic: Newton’s design showed how mirrors could avoid chromatic aberration in a telescope objective.OpticksBroader topic: Newton developed this instrument to avoid the color fringes caused by refracting lenses.Primary mirrorBroader topic: Its primary mirror sends light to a side-mounted eyepiece through a flat secondary.Curved mirrorBroader topic: It is a simple, widely used arrangement built around a curved primary mirror.