The Life of JOHN DOLLOND

by John Kelly and Kelly John 1750-1809

John Dollond FRS (10 June O.S. (21 June N.S.) 1706 - 30 November 1761) was an English optician. He followed his father's trade, but found time to acquire a knowledge of Latin, Greek, mathematics, physics, anatomy and other subjects. Early in 1757 Dollond succeeded in producing achromatic refraction by the aid of glass and water lenses, and a few months later he made a successful attempt to get the same result by a combination of glasses of different...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0244176051
• ISBN13: 9780244176051
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Lulu Press
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"