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Unpublished paper, 'An account of a telescope having only one reflector, and of easy management in observing' by Abram [Abraham] Robertson

Reference number: AP/12/20

Date: 1826

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Robertson describes the construction of a telescope with a single reflector and the mathematical and physical principles behind this design. He then provides instructions for how to use such a telescope effectively to make astronomical observations. Includes two pages of figures.

Subject: Scientific Instruments / Astronomy

Communicated to the Royal Society on 4 May 1826.

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AP/12/20
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1826
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Ink on paper
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20 pages
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Abraham Robertson

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Abraham Robertson, Unpublished paper, 'An account of a telescope having only one reflector, and of easy management in observing' by Abram [Abraham] Robertson, 1826, AP/12/20, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_12_20/unpublished-paper-an-account-of-a-telescope-having-only-one-reflector-and-of-easy-management-in-observing-by-abram-abraham-robertson, accessed on 23 January 2026

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