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John Dollond

English optician, known for his achromatic doublets · Scientists · Lived 1706 to 1761 · aged 55

John Dollond was an English optician known for his successful optics business and his patenting and commercialization of achromatic doublets.

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Fellow of the Royal Society
Copley Medal

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Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1706 to 1761 · aged 55