The man who has built nearly 2500 telescopes
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Bernardo Riedel is a folk hero for amateur astronomers around the world. In 60 years, he has made nearly 2,500 telescopes by hand in his native Brazil. Stephen Gibbs went to visit him at his workshop during an astrological event that hasn't been seen in almost four centuries.
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