Optical diagrams
Date
c. 1692
Creator
Edmond Halley (1656 - 1742, British) , Astronomer
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Manuscript page number
p8
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 298mm
width (page): 188mm
width (page): 188mm
Subject
Description
These are two diagrams included in the 'imperfect papers' attributed to Edmond Halley. They relate to his study of the optical properties of spherical lenses, which was included as an appendix to William Molyneux, Dioptrica Nova (London: B. Tooke, 1692), pp. 295-301 and plate 42.
Related fellows
Edmond Halley (1656 - 1742, British) , Astronomer
William Molyneux (1656 - 1698, British) , Science writer
William Molyneux (1656 - 1698, British) , Science writer
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