Letter, 1774 May 16, Paris [to] Lorenzo Selva, Venice.

ALS from the Jesuit mathematician and astronomer Boscovich to Lorenzo Selva, public optician of the Republic of Venice. Boscovich discusses the use of flintglass for lenses, and includes a recipe for the manufacture of such lenses. Lorenzo was the author of a number of works on optical instruments,...

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Main Author: Boscovich, Ruggero Giuseppe, 1711-1787
Other Authors: Selva, Lorenzo, approximately 1716-1800
Format: Manuscript
Language:Italian
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520 |a ALS from the Jesuit mathematician and astronomer Boscovich to Lorenzo Selva, public optician of the Republic of Venice. Boscovich discusses the use of flintglass for lenses, and includes a recipe for the manufacture of such lenses. Lorenzo was the author of a number of works on optical instruments, one in particular on the use of flintglass (Lettera ad un suo amico sul ritrovato da lui fatto del flintglass dei telescopi accromatici del signor Dolland di Londra ..., 1771). 
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