Huygens' eyepiece

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Huygens' eyepiece

(Physics / General Physics) Physics a telescope eyepiece consisting of two planoconvex lenses separated by a distance equal to half the sum of their focal lengths, which are in the ratio of three to one, and oriented so that their curved surfaces face the incident light

[named after Christiaan Huygens (1629-95), Dutch physicist]

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