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RefNoL&P/6/232a/1
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TitlePaper, 'Of the specula of reflecting telescopes' by John Mudge
Date1777
DescriptionSubject: Physics/Engineering

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Directions for making the best composition for the metals of reflecting telescopes; together with a description of the process for grinding, polishing, and giving the great speculum the true parabolic curve.'

Read 27 February 1777
Extent63p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1777.0017
RelatedRecordL&P/6/232a
L&P/6/232a/2
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