| Date | 1824 |
| Author | Pritchard |
| Contribution | Made a lens of diamond (at the suggestion of Goring). |
| Reference | Bradbury |
| Notes | It was optically a success as predicted by Brewster in 1811, but gem stones in general proved impractical for lens manufacture. |
| Category | Microscopy |
| Pathogen Class | General |
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