George Dollond — (* 25. Januar 1774 in London; † 13. Mai 1852 ebenda) war ein englischer Optiker und Fernrohr Konstrukteur aus der durch John Dollond (1706–1761), seinem Großonkel, begründeten Optikerdynastie. Er baute astronomische Fernrohre und entwickelte… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dollond — ist der Name von John Dollond (1706–1761), englischer Teleskopbauer Peter Dollond (1731–1820), sein Sohn; englischer Optiker, Leiter eines optischen Instituts George Dollond (1774–1852), englischer Optiker, Konstrukteur astronomischer und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dollond & Aitchison — Type formerly Limited, since 2009 subsidiary of Boots Opticians Industry Healthcare Founded 1750 … Wikipedia
George Bass (optician) — George Bass was an optician known to have made an achromatic doublet around 1733. The instructions for the constructions were given by Chester Moore Hall. According to Hoyle, [Fred Hoyle, Astronomy; A history of man s investigation of the… … Wikipedia
George — George, David Lloyd George, Henry George, Pierre George, Stefan * * * (as used in expressions) Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, 4 conde de George William Russell Akerlof, George A. Alexander, Harold (Rupert Leofric George) Alexander, 1 conde… … Enciclopedia Universal
Dollond — Dollond, John, Optiker, geb. 10. Juni 1706 in Spitalfields, gest. 30. Nov. 1761 m London, war bis 1752 Seidenweber, beschäftigte sich aber nebenbei mit Mathematik, Optik und Astronomie. Er verband sich mit seinem ältesten Sohn, Peter (geb. 24.… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Dollond , John — (1706–1761) British optician Dollond was born in London, the son of Huguenot refugees. He started life as a silk weaver but later joined his eldest son, Peter, in making optical instruments, and devoted years of experiment to developing an… … Scientists
Dollond, George — ▪ British optician born Jan. 25, 1774, London, Eng. died May 13, 1852, London British optician who invented a number of precision instruments used in astronomy, geodesy, and navigation. Throughout most of his life, he worked for the… … Universalium
George — /jawrj/, n. 1. a figure of St. George killing the dragon, esp. one forming part of the insignia of the Order of the Garter. 2. Brit. Slang. any coin bearing the image of St. George. 3. a word formerly used in communications to represent the… … Universalium
Dollond, John and George — born June 10, 1706, London, Eng. died Nov. 30, 1761, London born Jan. 25, 1774, London died May 13, 1852, London British optical scientists. John developed an achromatic (non colour distorting) refracting telescope and a practical heliometer (a… … Universalium
