I picked that book up at a second-hand bookshop many years ago on a whim, not having much interest in telescopes. I was completely hooked! I even started (but n

I picked that book up at a second-hand bookshop many years ago on a whim, not having much interest in telescopes. I was completely hooked! I even started (but never completed) making the mirror grinder. I still have wistful thoughts of making my own telescope one day when I have more time.