Geek Fact for November 11th

By Judy Novotny / 11/11/2012 / Geek Facts

In 1851, the telescope was patented by Alvan Clark of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Alvan Clark and his two sons had almost no formal training but learned how to build the finest refracting telescopes in the world at that time.

Learn more at http://www.oneminuteastronomer.com/66/alvan-clark-master-telescope-maker/.

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Judy Novotny

Judy is a computer veteran with 30 years of experience. She has owned everything from a TRS-80, Apple IIe and various Windows-based PCs. She is currently living in her Apple ecosystem at home consisting of an iPhone, iPad, iMac, MacBook, Apple TV, iPod nano and two Time Capsules. She is a fan of all things mobile since she got her first Palm Pilot in 1999. Check out her iPad app, Number Wizard, in the App Store. Follow her on Twitter @junovotech or at Junovo.com.

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