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The company was founded in August 1926<REF> [http://www.goto.co.jp/company/about.html Company outline at the Goto Inc. Japanese website]. </REF> by Gotō Seizō (五藤斎三), said to be a former employee of [[Nikon|Nippon Kōgaku]].<REF> See [http://www3.kcn.ne.jp/~oki-lark/antique.htm this page about an old Gotō telescope]. </REF> It sometimes used the Roman name Gotoh before the war.<REF> Advertisement reproduced in [http://yumarin7.sakura.ne.jp/manmus.html this page of the Old Telescope website]. </REF> It made the Triptar<REF> Name inferred from the ''katakana'' トリプター. </REF> lens mounted on the [[Miyako Six]] in 1942–3. | The company was founded in August 1926<REF> [http://www.goto.co.jp/company/about.html Company outline at the Goto Inc. Japanese website]. </REF> by Gotō Seizō (五藤斎三), said to be a former employee of [[Nikon|Nippon Kōgaku]].<REF> See [http://www3.kcn.ne.jp/~oki-lark/antique.htm this page about an old Gotō telescope]. </REF> It sometimes used the Roman name Gotoh before the war.<REF> Advertisement reproduced in [http://yumarin7.sakura.ne.jp/manmus.html this page of the Old Telescope website]. </REF> It made the Triptar<REF> Name inferred from the ''katakana'' トリプター. </REF> lens mounted on the [[Miyako Six]] in 1942–3. | ||
| − | After the war, the company used the Roman name Goto Kogaku | + | After the war, the company used the Roman name Goto or Goto Kogaku.<REF> See for example the products visible in [http://yumarin7.sakura.ne.jp/GOTO.html this page]. </REF> It made the first Japanese planetarium projector in 1958.<REF> [http://www.goto.co.jp/company/heritage/goto_1926to2006-e.html Company history at the Goto Inc. official English website]. </REF> |
The official English name of the company was changed from '''Goto Optical Mfg. Co.''' to '''Goto Inc.''' on May 21, 2004.<REF> [http://www.goto.co.jp/company/namechange-e.html News release] at the Goto Inc. official English website. </REF> | The official English name of the company was changed from '''Goto Optical Mfg. Co.''' to '''Goto Inc.''' on May 21, 2004.<REF> [http://www.goto.co.jp/company/namechange-e.html News release] at the Goto Inc. official English website. </REF> | ||
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K.K. Gotō Kōgaku Kenkyūjo (㈱五藤光学研究所) is a Japanese optical company, which has made telescopes and astronomical optical devices since its foundation and currently (2007) still exists.
The company was founded in August 1926[1] by Gotō Seizō (五藤斎三), said to be a former employee of Nippon Kōgaku.[2] It sometimes used the Roman name Gotoh before the war.[3] It made the Triptar[4] lens mounted on the Miyako Six in 1942–3.
After the war, the company used the Roman name Goto or Goto Kogaku.[5] It made the first Japanese planetarium projector in 1958.[6]
The official English name of the company was changed from Goto Optical Mfg. Co. to Goto Inc. on May 21, 2004.[7]
Notes
- ↑ Company outline at the Goto Inc. Japanese website.
- ↑ See this page about an old Gotō telescope.
- ↑ Advertisement reproduced in this page of the Old Telescope website.
- ↑ Name inferred from the katakana トリプター.
- ↑ See for example the products visible in this page.
- ↑ Company history at the Goto Inc. official English website.
- ↑ News release at the Goto Inc. official English website.
Links
In English:
In Japanese:
- Company outline at the Goto Inc. official Japanese website
- Gotō Uranus telescope at Okiraku-ojisan's telescope website, with some hints about the company history
- Gotō astronomical telescopes and other telescopes at the Old Telescope website
