telescope

TELESCOPE

*telescopium. To look through a telescope *oculis armatis spectare aliquid or prospicere in longinquum. It appears that certain telescopic tubes without glasses were in use among the ancients.

telescope: *tēlescŏpium (Kr.): *tubus speculatorius: *perspicillum (Bacon): to look through a t., *oculis armatis prospicere aliquid (Kr.).