Question

    The instrument used to see the distant objects on the

    Earth is –
    A Terrestrial telescope Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Astronomical telescope Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Compound microscope Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Simple microscope Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    A telescope assists the eye chiefly in two way by enlarging the visual angle under which a distant object is seen, and thus magnifying that object; and. secondly, by collecting, and conveying to the eye, a larger beam of light than would enter the naked organ, thus rendering objects distinct and visible which would otherwise be indistinct and or invisible.

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