Reference number | AP/12/20 |
Level | File |
Title | Unpublished paper, 'An account of a telescope having only one reflector, and of easy management in observing' by Abram [Abraham] Robertson |
Date | [1826] |
Description | Robertson describes the construction of a telescope with a single reflector and the mathematical and physical principles behind this design. He then provides instructions for how to use such a telescope effectively to make astronomical observations. Includes two pages of figures.
Subject: Scientific Instruments / Astronomy
Communicated to the Royal Society on 4 May 1826. |
Extent | 20p |
Format | Manuscript |
Physical description | Ink on paper |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
Access status | Open |
Related records in the catalogue | AP/12/20/1 |
AP/12/20/2 |
AP/12/20/3 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA7290 | Robertson; Abraham (1751 - 1826) | 1751 - 1826 |