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Date1844
AuthorAmici
ContributionMade an achromatic objective with 1/7" focal length and angular aperture of 112 degrees (equals numerical aperture of 0.83).
ReferenceBradbury
NotesThe improved performance (lack of blur and color fringes) of such lenses was a great stimulus to biological research using microscopes.
CategoryMicroscopy
Pathogen ClassGeneral

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