"terrestrial telescope" meaning in All languages combined

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          "ref": "1898 April 12, “Harbor and Coast Defense”, in New York Times, retrieved 2010-02-06, page 4",
          "text": "Fort Hancock, at Sandy Hook, has been supplied with an immense terrestrial telescope, to be used for vessels at sea.",
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        "A telescope which, unlike most telescopes used for astronomical purposes, contains an arrangement of lenses presenting an erect (non-inverted) image to the observer, suitable for observation of objects on the Earth's surface."
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          "ref": "2009 May 10, Irene Klotz, “Space shuttle ready to fix Hubble for grand finale”, in Reuters, UK, retrieved 2010-02-06",
          "text": "Though its light-collecting mirror is modest by terrestrial telescope standards . . . its precision focus and perch above Earth's distorting atmosphere make Hubble's observations the benchmark by which all other observatories are measured.",
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        "An astronomical telescope which is physically located on the surface of the Earth, as distinct from a telescope located in outer space."
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        "(astronomy) An astronomical telescope which is physically located on the surface of the Earth, as distinct from a telescope located in outer space."
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          "ref": "1898 April 12, “Harbor and Coast Defense”, in New York Times, retrieved 2010-02-06, page 4",
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        "(astronomy) An astronomical telescope which is physically located on the surface of the Earth, as distinct from a telescope located in outer space."
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