Charles Dollond

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Optician
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Dollond_&_Aitchison
gptkbp:awards Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:born February 17, 1707
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Dollond
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:William_Dollond
gptkbp:contributedTo Scientific community
Optical science
gptkbp:contribution Development of the achromatic lens
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Dollond_family
gptkbp:died November 30, 1761
gptkbp:education Apprenticeship in optics
gptkbp:employees gptkb:Dollond's_Opticians
gptkbp:famousFor Optical instruments
High-quality telescopes
gptkbp:field Astronomy
Engineering
History of science
Mathematics
Optics
Physics
Technology
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Dollond_&_Aitchison
gptkb:Dollond's_Opticians
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Pioneer_in_lens_making
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charles Dollond
gptkbp:influence Optical design
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Dollond
Lens manufacturing industry
Modern lens technology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:Christiaan_Huygens
gptkbp:influenceOn Astronomy
gptkbp:inspiration Optical engineering
gptkbp:inventor Achromatic lens
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:knownFor Improvements in the achromatic lens
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern optics
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent Birth in 1707
Commercial success in optics
Death in 1761
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Dollond's_achromatic_telescope
gptkbp:occupation Optician
gptkbp:patentCitation Improvements in telescopes
gptkbp:patentFilingDate 1758
gptkbp:publishes Optical Treatises
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Royal_Society_of_London
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:John_Dollond
gptkbp:researchField Optical physics
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Dollond