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pre-1775 refracting telescopes

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Howe, John
Louwman Collection of Historic Telescopes, Wassenaar, The Netherlands
LC 40

Dolci [attributed]
Louwman Collection of Historic Telescopes, Wassenaar, The Netherlands
LC 79

Semitecolo, Leonardo
Louwman Collection of Historic Telescopes, Wassenaar, The Netherlands
LC 81

Unknown, 1625 c.+25
Louwman Collection of Historic Telescopes, Wassenaar, The Netherlands
LC 17

Unknown, 1625 c.25
Louwman Collection of Historic Telescopes, Wassenaar, The Netherlands
LC 18

Unknown, 1650 c.
Louwman Collection of Historic Telescopes, Wassenaar, The Netherlands
LC 15

Unknown, 1650 c.
Louwman Collection of Historic Telescopes, Wassenaar, The Netherlands
LC 14

Unknown, 1650 c.
Louwman Collection of Historic Telescopes, Wassenaar, The Netherlands
LC 84

Reeve(s), Richards / Cock, Christopher, 1650 c.+25
Louwman Collection of Historic Telescopes, Wassenaar, The Netherlands
LC 23

Unknown, 1650 c.25
Louwman Collection of Historic Telescopes, Wassenaar, The Netherlands
LC 19

Dioptrice is made possible by the generous support of the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Program in the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Notre Dame, and the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum.

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+ Focal length range (mm):	0 - 2000
+ Free aperture range (mm):	0 - 2000
+ Full aperture range (mm):	1600 - 2014
+ Open length range (mm):	0 - 2000
+ Closed length range (mm):	0 - 2000
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+ Objective type:	(all refractors) (all reflectors) (clear selection) N/A cassegrain doublet (crown forward) doublet (flint forward) doublet (unknown) gregorian herschelian newtonian singlet triplet unconfirmed unknown reflector

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Louwman Collection of Historic Telescopes