2017/03/27 by I.N. Nesterenko, Igor Nesterenko, Nesterenko, Igor
Arts and Humanities · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #History and Developments in Astronomy #History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph) #History of Science and Medicine #Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) #astro-ph.IM #physics.hist-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1703.09072
11 pages, 5 figures
openalex publication_date 2017/03/27 · arxiv created 2017/04/03 · arxiv updated 2017/04/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The article analysis was carried out within the confines of the replication project of the telescope, which was used by Mikhail Lomonosov at observation the transit of Venus in 1761. At that time he discovered the Venusian atmosphere. It is known that Lomonosov used Dollond 4.5 feet long achromatic telescope. The investigation revealed significant faults in the description of the approximation method, which most likely was used by J. Dollond & Son during manufacturing of the early achromatic lenses.