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A reflecting telescope by James Short; this English telescope maker produced almost 1400 Gregorian reflectors in the mid-1700s. Mobile versions were used to observe the Transit of Venus . List of largest optical telescopes in the 18th century includes various refractors and reflectors that were active some time between about 1699 to 1801.
The Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope, with a lens diameter of 43 inches, is technically the largest, with 39 inches clear for the aperture.The second largest refracting telescope in the world is the Yerkes Observatory 40 inch (102 cm) refractor, used for astronomical and scientific observation for over a century.
Hale Telescope Palomar Obs. 200 inch 508 cm 1949 USA: Hooker Telescope Mount Wilson Obs. 100 inch 254 cm 1917 USA: McDonald Obs. 82 inch i.e. Otto Struve Telescope: 82 inch 208 cm 1939 USA: David Dunlap Observatory: 74 inch 188 cm 1935 Canada: Plaskett telescope Dominion Astrophysical Obs. 72 inch 182 cm 1918 Canada: 69-inch Perkins Telescope [10]
refractor: County Sligo, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: 1834 [31] The 12.8 Inch Merz refractor at Royal Greenwich Observatory [33] 32.5 cm (12.8") refractor: Greenwich, England: 1850s McMillin Observatory 12½-inch [34] 31.75 cm (12½") refractor: Ohio, USA: 1895; 1896–1968 Bamberg Refractor, Wilhelm Foerster Observatory (since ...
Optical telescopes can be classified by three primary optical designs (refractor, reflector, or catadioptric), by sub-designs of these types, by how they are constructed, or by the task they perform. They all have their different advantages and disadvantages and they are used in different areas of professional and amateur astronomy .
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