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Texereau, Jean

Born Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (Val-de-Marne), France, 3 February 1919

Died Seillans (Var), France, 6 February 2014

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Jean Texereau was a distinguished French self-taught telescope mirror and instrument maker who worked for many years as an engineer in the Optical Laboratory of Paris Observatory, first as assistant to André Couder and then, after Couder’s retirement, as director. Texereau was involved in the polishing and/or surface refiguring of many astronomical mirrors, either in France or the USA. In parallel, he made a strong effort to encourage both mirror and telescope making among amateur astronomers, writing a memorable and very well-known book, How to Make a Telescope, originally in French but which was then translated into English and Spanish.

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  • Sagot, R., and J. Texereau. 1963. La Revue des constellations. Paris: Société Astronomique de France.

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  • Texereau, J. 1951. La Construction du télescope d’amateur. Paris: Société Astronomique de France.

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  • ———. 1965. Aperçu des possibilités de résolution de quelques télescopes américains. L’Astronomie 79 (September): 297–307.

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  1. Centro de Astronomía (CITEVA), Universidad de Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile

    Christian H. R. Nitschelm

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Nitschelm, C.H.R. (2022). Texereau, Jean. In: Nicholson, P.D., Bartlett, J.L. (eds) Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0738-1_100708-1

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