Why Does Combining the Light from Smaller Telescopes Give Observation

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Essay

Why does combining the light from smaller telescopes give observation results comparable to those of a single large telescope with a diameter equal to the separation of the two smaller telescopes?

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Quebec Act

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Colonial Government

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