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Gregoʹrian Telescope

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The first form of the reflecting telescope, invented by James Gregory, professor of mathematics in the university of St. Andrews. (1663.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Greenhorn (A)
Greenlander
Greenlandman’s Galley
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Gregarines
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Gregorian Chant
Gregorian Epoch
Gregorian Telescope
Gregorian Tree
Gregorian Water or Gringorian Water
Gregorian Year
Gregories
Gregory (A)
Gregory (St.)
Gregory Knights or St. Gregory’s Knights
Grenade
Grenadier
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