Hi Steve
When refering to lenses Magnification would be the term to use
However with a barlow I believer multiplier for the magnification is quite
appropriate
multiplicity is definitely not the correct word in this case.
Barry
> From: azstef...@me.com
> Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2013 06:54:47 -0700
> To: stellarium-pubdevel@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [Stellarium-pubdevel] Optical terminology
>
> Hi Bogdan:
>
> The best English for for Barlow and telescopes is "magnification" or
> "magnification factor." In English, multiplicity would be used for the number
> of instances of something, while magnification is the power that something
> appears larger.
>
> Steve
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