Ritchey–Chrétien telescope
specialized Cassegrain telescope
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Summary
Ritchey–Chrétien telescope ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Ritchey–Chrétien telescope is credited with the discovery of George Willis Ritchey[2].
- Ritchey–Chrétien telescope is credited with the discovery of Henri Chrétien[3].
- Ritchey–Chrétien telescope's image is recorded as RitcheyTelescope.jpg[4].
- Ritchey–Chrétien telescope's image is recorded as NOFS 40inch03.jpg[5].
- George Willis Ritchey is named after Ritchey–Chrétien telescope[6].
- Henri Chrétien is named after Ritchey–Chrétien telescope[7].
- Ritchey–Chrétien telescope's subclass of is recorded as Cassegrain reflecting telescope[8].
- Ritchey–Chrétien telescope's Commons category is recorded as Ritchey-Chrétien telescopes[9].
- +1910-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ritchey–Chrétien telescope[10].
- Ritchey–Chrétien telescope's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01cwb_[11].
- Ritchey–Chrétien telescope's NE.se ID is recorded as ritchey-chretien-teleskop[12].
- Ritchey–Chrétien telescope's Unified Astronomy Thesaurus ID is recorded as 1403[13].
- Ritchey–Chrétien telescope's schematic is recorded as Diagram Reflector RitcheyChretien.svg[14].
- Ritchey–Chrétien telescope's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779657097[15].
- Ritchey–Chrétien telescope's Lex ID is recorded as Ritchey-Chrétien-teleskop[16].
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Works and Contributions
Credited discoveries include George Willis Ritchey[2], an astronomer[17], 1864–1945[18], of United States[19], awarded the Prix Jules Janssen[20], specialised in astronomy[21] and Henri Chrétien[3], an astronomer[22], 1879–1956[23], of France[24], awarded the Prix Jules Janssen[25].
Why It Matters
Ritchey–Chrétien telescope ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]