Design of a telescope
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                                7 March 1673
                            
                            
                        
                            
                            
                            
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                                Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes (1867, American) , Natural philosopher
                            
                            
                        
                            
                            
                            
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                                p72
                            
                            
                        
                            
                            
                            
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                                height (page): 313mm
width (page): 200mm
                            
                        
                            
                            
                            width (page): 200mm
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                                Diagram showing the optical properties of Isaac Newton's telescope. From a copy of Newton's letter to John Collins dated 9 April 1673, in which Newton explains how his telescope is different from that designed by James Gregorie.
A copy of this image can be found at LBC/6/081.
                            
                            
                        
                            
                            
                            A copy of this image can be found at LBC/6/081.
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