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The word "telescope" comes from two Greek roots: telo (τηλó)<ref> for example, télothen (τηλóθν), “from a distance” télourós (τηλουρóς), “far off.”</ref> meaning “far” or “distant”, and skopein (σκοπειν) meaning “to see.” Together they simply mean “to see from far away.<ref>[ http://colet.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/chuck/woodhouse_pages.pl?page_num=306], [http://colet.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/chuck/woodhouse_pages.pl?page_num=240] & [http://colet.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/chuck/woodhouse_pages.pl?page_num=749] S.C. Woodhouse (1910) Woodhouse's English-Greek Dictionary, The University of Chicago Library</ref> | The word "telescope" comes from two Greek roots: telo (τηλó)<ref> for example, télothen (τηλóθν), “from a distance” télourós (τηλουρóς), “far off.”</ref> meaning “far” or “distant”, and skopein (σκοπειν) meaning “to see.” Together they simply mean “to see from far away.<ref>[http://colet.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/chuck/woodhouse_pages.pl?page_num=306], [http://colet.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/chuck/woodhouse_pages.pl?page_num=240] & [http://colet.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/chuck/woodhouse_pages.pl?page_num=749] S.C. Woodhouse (1910) Woodhouse's English-Greek Dictionary, The University of Chicago Library</ref> | ||
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The word "telescope" comes from two Greek roots: telo (τηλó)[1] meaning “far” or “distant”, and skopein (σκοπειν) meaning “to see.” Together they simply mean “to see from far away.[2] Template:TOC-right
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