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RefNoCLP/2/16
LevelFile
TitlePaper, 'An account of a catadioptrick telescope made after the invention of Sir Isaac Newton' by John Hadley
DateFebruary 1723
DescriptionAn account of a catadioptric telescope made after the invention of Sir Isaac Newton, described in his Treatise of Opticks.

Subject: Astronomy / Scientific Instruments

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'An account of a catadioptrick telescope, made by John Hadley, Esq; F. R. S. with the description of a machine contriv'd by him for the applying it to use'.
Extent17p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1722.0058
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 32, no 376, p 303 (1723)
RelatedRecordCLP/2/16/1
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CodePersonNameDates
NA7954Hadley; John (1682 - 1744)1682 - 1744
NA8414Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642 - 1727); natural philosopher and mathematician1642 - 1727
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