Title

The arrangement of lenses in Johannes Kepler's telescope

Caption

Engraving depicting the arrangement of lenses in Johannes Kepler's telescope. This had two double convex lenses and gave a wider field of view. Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer. Dated 19th Century

Date

19th century

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP23A16_228

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (4,1Mb) / 26,2in x 8,9in / 7869 x 2665 (300dpi)

Keywords

19th Century Engraving Engraved Illustration Illustrated Lenses Lens Kepler Telescope Johannes Kepler German Germany Telescope Telescopic Double Convex Lenses Double Convex Convex Field of View Space History of Astronomy Astronomy Astronomer History of Astrology Astrology Astrologer Mathematician History of Mathematics Mathematics Physics History of Physics 19th Century