The Long Route to the Invention of the Telescope (Transactions

The Long Route to the Invention of the Telescope (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society)

After the telescope became known in 1608-1609, a number of people in widely separate locations claimed that they had such a device long before the announcement came from The Hague; in the summer of 1608, no one had a telescope, in the summer of 1609, everyone had one. For a number of years author Rolf Willach has quietly tested early spectacle lenses in museums and private collections, and now he reports on this study, which gives an entirely new explanation of the invention of the telescope and solves the conundrum mentioned above. Illustrations.

Country	USA
Author	Rolf Willach
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9781606189856
Edition	1
ISBN	1606189859
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Label	American Philosophical Society
Manufacturer	American Philosophical Society
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	116
PublicationDate	2008-08-01
Publisher	American Philosophical Society
Studio	American Philosophical Society
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The Long Route to the Invention of the Telescope (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society)