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Boole writes of a method of increasing the power of a telescope without compromising distinctness of the view by separating the two parts of the achromatic eyepiece. Includes one page of figures.

Subject: Scientific Instruments

Written by Boole in Lincoln [Lincolnshire, England].

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AP/12/2
Earliest possible date
27 February 1825
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
11 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished paper, regarding telescopes by John Boole, 27 February 1825, AP/12/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_12_2/unpublished-paper-regarding-telescopes-by-john-boole, accessed on 12 December 2025

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