Optical diagrams
Date
c. 1692
Creator
Edmond Halley (1656 - 1742, British) , Astronomer
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Manuscript page number
p9
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 299mm
width (page): 189mm
width (page): 189mm
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 43.
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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