John Dollond
John Dollond
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an English optician, known for his successful optics business and his patenting and commercialization of achromatic doublets
Born
21 June 1706 London, England
Died
30 November 1761 (aged 55) London, England
Nationality
English
Known for
Achromatic doublet
Fields
Optics astronomy
Awards
Copley Medal (1758)
adultbasic
Britain
era
1600-1800