Letters relating to a Theorem of Mr. Euler, of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Berlin, and F.R.S. for correcting the Aberrations in the Object-Glasses of refracting Telescopes

2006/10/21 by James Short, James F. Short, Short, James +4
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paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.math/0610652

8 pages

arxiv created 2006/10/21 · openalex publication_date 2006/10/21 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

This paper contains a number of letters exchanged between MM. Dollond, Short, and Euler in 1752 regarding the construction and use of various objective lenses. The final letters, authored by Euler, appear in translation for the first time. This is numbered E210 in Enestrom's index.

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