Temporary mounting of an achromatic refracting telescope, the property of Cooper, Esq. Lithograph from 1831. Illustrated London News. The achromatic refracting lens was invented in 1733 by an English barrister named Chester Moore Hall, although it was independently invented and patented by John Dollond around 1758.

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Achromatic Refracting Telescope, c. 1831

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