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William Edwin James: Designer and Maker of Astronomical Optics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

H. C. Bolton  and
D. W. Coates
H. C. Bolton
Affiliation:
Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic. 3052, Australia
D. W. Coates
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Monash University, Clayton, Vic. 3168, Australia dcoates@sci.monash.edu.au
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dcoates@sci.monash.edu.au
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Abstract

We give an account of the life and work of William James, including his many contributions to astronomy in Australia mainly through his skill in designing, figuring and testing aspheric surfaces.

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instrumentation: miscellaneous
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History of Australian Astronomy
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , June 1996 , pp. 258 - 267
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1996

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