Achromatic Lens

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Lens
Optical Component
gptkbp:alternativeName Achromat
gptkbp:application gptkb:photographer
Astronomy
Scientific instruments
gptkbp:category gptkb:Optics
Imaging
gptkbp:composedOf Two or more lens elements
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Achromatic Lens
gptkbp:introducedIn 1733
gptkbp:inventedBy Chester Moore Hall
gptkbp:purpose Reduce chromatic aberration
gptkbp:relatedTo Apochromatic lens
Chromatic aberration
gptkbp:typicallyComposedOf gptkb:Crown_glass
gptkb:Flint_glass
gptkbp:usedIn Cameras
Microscopes
Telescopes
gptkbp:worksWith Bringing two wavelengths (typically red and blue) into focus in the same plane
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chromatic_Aberration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8