telescopic
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Duane Garcia, a 75-year-old musician who told me he served in Vietnam as a Marine, carries a telescopic baton and a pocket knife at all times.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024
The engineer, from Beckenham in south-east London, was left trapped underneath the telescopic urinal, which dropped on him while he was working on the device, last February's inquest was told.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2024
These satellites are now increasingly obstructing telescopic space exploration, both on the ground and in space.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2024
And there are other effects to be considered, such as planet-moon eclipses, natural brightness variations of the star and other sources of noise generated during telescopic measurements.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2023
In a correspondence beginning in 1668, Hooke implored him to switch to telescopic sights, but Hevelius stubbornly refused, claiming that he could do just as well with open sights.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
