Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781315583013
,
9781317133285
,
9781317133292
Series Statement:
Science, technology, and culture, 1700-1945
Content:
1. On becoming an optical instrument maker -- 2. The optical community in eighteenth-century London -- 3. At the sign of Sir Isaac Newton's head -- 4. The chromatic problem : from Newton's error to Hall's solution -- 5. The rise of John Dollond and his patent -- 6. Peter Dollond and his conflict with Watkins & Smith -- 7. Peter Dolland and his further disputes with opticians -- 8. New conflicts within the Spectaclemakers' Company -- 9. The unexpected longevity of Chester Moor Hall -- 10. One hundred years at Charing Cross -- 11. After Watkins & Hill.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781409466437
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781138279544
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781409466437
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9781315583013
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