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The 150-inch telescope on Siding Spring mountain in New South Wales, Australia, stands as a reminder of Fred Hoyle’s genius in aspects of astronomy that surprise those who know him only as a theoretician, as one who did not himself use the telescopes that produced the all-important data for his theoretical work. This article shows another side of Fred’s abilities — that he could immerse himself in the techniques of telescope building, from mount to mirror, and overcome the many hurdles that had to be faced.
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Burbidge, M. (2003). Fred Hoyle and the Anglo-Australian Telescope. In: Wickramasinghe, C., Burbidge, G., Narlikar, J. (eds) Fred Hoyle’s Universe. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1605-5_4
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