Thread: Why glass for primary mirrors?
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Old 09-07-2015, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by LewisM View Post
Hmmm, well there goes aluminium.

How about ceramics?
Ancient civilisations used polished bronze as mirrors, but not quite for astronomical purposes.
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