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Dollond, John
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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A mathematical instrument-maker, born in Spitalfields, London, of Dutch descent; began life as a silk-weaver; made good use of his leisure hours in studies bearing mainly on physics; went into partnership with his son, who was an optician; made a study of the telescope, suggested improvements which commended themselves to the Royal Society, and in especial how, by means of a combination of lenses, to get rid of the coloured fringe in the image (1706-1761).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Dollond, John'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/d/dollond-john.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Dollond, John'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/d/dollond-john.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
