Design of telescope
Date
7 March 1673
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
vol6 p80
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 304mm
width (page): 177mm
width (page): 177mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Diagram of telescope and sight in a letter from Isaac Newton dated 7 March 1673 to John Collins, to be sent on to James Gregorie.
A represents the great concave,
E the Eye-glass,
BCD a prism of glass or crystal whose sides BC & BD are not flat, but spherically convex.
This diagram is copied from LBO/6/071.
A represents the great concave,
E the Eye-glass,
BCD a prism of glass or crystal whose sides BC & BD are not flat, but spherically convex.
This diagram is copied from LBO/6/071.
Related fellows
Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727, British) , Natural philosopher
David Gregory (1659 - 1708, British) , Astronomer, Astronomer
John Collins (1936, American) , Mathematician
David Gregory (1659 - 1708, British) , Astronomer, Astronomer
John Collins (1936, American) , Mathematician
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