The 300-Year Quest for Binoculars

John E. Greivenkamp; David Steed

doi:10.1364/IODC.2010.ITuA3

International Optical Design Conference and Optical Fabrication and Testing
OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optica Publishing Group, 2010),
paper ITuA3
•https://doi.org/10.1364/IODC.2010.ITuA3

The 300-Year Quest for Binoculars

John E. Greivenkamp and David Steed

International Optical Design Conference 2010

Jackson Hole, Wyoming United States
13–17 June 2010
ISBN: 978-1-55752-893-3

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Optical Systems I: Telescopes, Binoculars and Reflective Systems (ITuA)

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J. E. Greivenkamp and D. Steed, "The 300-Year Quest for Binoculars," in International Optical Design Conference and Optical Fabrication and Testing , OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optica Publishing Group, 2010), paper ITuA3.

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Abstract

The modern form of the refracting telescope advanced rapidly following its invention in 1608, but almost 300-years elapsed before practical prismatic binoculars become available. The evolution of binoculars and the associated manufacturing issues are discussed.

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