[49] It is said that Kepler saw this dark spot while looking at the sun in a camera obscura. As a camera obscura is actually a telescope, magnifying objects in proportion to the focal length of the lens employed, he may be said to have first seen these spots with the aid of an optical instrument.


Transcriber’s Notes and Errata

The following typographical errors were corrected:

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50betwenbetween
71his hishis
100secretrysecretary
143there sidencethe residence
234guaginggauging