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Person: WOLLASTON, William Hyde  (1766-1828)

Biographical summary of this person
Full name
William Hyde WOLLASTON
Gender
male
Relevance of this person
scientist and inventor of optical recreation devices
Main period of activity
N/A
Chronology
Date
Age
Event/activity
6 August 1766
born at
22 December 1828
62
died at
Reference
‘Glossary’ in NMLJ 1.1 (April 1978), p. 15
Notes

Inventor of the Camera Lucida, an optical device projecting an image of an object onto a surface.

Lucerna ID  6003675

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 1 December 2015

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