John Dollond

John Dollond was an English optician known for his successful optics business and his patenting and commercialization of achromatic doublets.

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Who was born first?

• John Dollond was born 2 years after John Kay
• John Dollond was born 2 years after Johann Andreas Segner
• John Dollond was born 3 years before Jacques de Vaucanson
• John Dollond was born 5 years before Georg Wilhelm Richmann
• John Dollond was born 6 years after Ewald Georg von Kleist

Timeline

1. Ewald Georg von KleistJune 10, 1700 – December 11, 1748
2. Johann Andreas SegnerOctober 9, 1704 – October 5, 1777
3. John KayJuly 16, 1704 – circa 1779
4. John Dollond (this page)June 10, 1706 – November 1761
5. Jacques de VaucansonFebruary 24, 1709 – November 21, 1782
6. Georg Wilhelm RichmannJuly 11, 1711 – July 26, 1753

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