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"damaged mirrors?"
The story I have about McDonald was the lovers tiff "hell hath no fury....."
On the same subject I did my Honours Degree ( many years ago!) on The Isaac Newton Telescope and found out MANY things about telescope design and problems with large mirrors.........
If you 're worried about a couple of minor scratches you'll REALLY want to know the truth about the "reject" 100" mirror, the " full of striae" ( cracks between the layers of glass as it's poured) on the 200"; Epoxy glue being used to fill "gaps" in the 98" INT and believe me there is MUCH more.
I had to sign a "not for publication" agreement for my thesis but I think after 30 years they won't send me to jail for tell the truth...... welllllll maybe!.
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