a. Now rare. [f. as prec.: see -ICAL.] 1. = prec. 1.
1672. Phil. Trans., VII. 4004. Telescopical Tubes may be considerably shortned without prejudice to their magnifying effect.
1722. Wollaston, Relig. Nat., v. 81. Surveyed … by the help of … telescopical glasses.
1793. Sir G. Shuckburgh, in Phil. Trans., LXXXIII. 103. For telescopical observations of the planets.
1864–90. Webster, Telescopically, in a telescopical manner.
2. = prec. 2.
1665–6. Phil. Trans., I. 150. By Telescopical Stars are understood such as are not seen, but by the help of a Telescope.
17[?]. Bolingbroke, Ess. Human Knowl., iii. There are microscopical corpuscles in bodies, as there are telescopical stars in the heavens.
