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Semitecolo, Leonardo, 1700 c.
Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon / Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

Basic Info

Maker: Semitecolo, Leonardo

Year: 1700 c.

Year Range: -

Year Notes:

Manufacturing Location: Italy (assumed)

Signature: LEONARDO SEMITECOLO

Signature Notes:

Inscriptions:

No stand present.

Collection: Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon / Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

Accession #: CIF 25

Sources:

Helmut Schramm, Astronomische Instrumente Katalogue, Staatlicher Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon, Dresden, Zwinger, item 3, pg. 14.

Public Notes:

Three draw tubes. All tubes of paper; objective tube has cover with gold-leaf ornamentation. Inner tubes have covers of white parchment. Horn rings and tube-ends. Eyepiece was missing-- replaced 1970. Objective missing. Objective and eyepiece diaphragms of brass (though objective diaphragm missing).

Length (open): 535

Length (closed): 233

F-ratio:

Exit pupil:

Object status:

Optical Basics

Objective type: singlet

Optical style terrestrial

Physical style spyglass

Functional style

Materials:

Optical/Lab Data

Drawtube data:

Drawtube notes:

Objective Data

	C_A curvature (diopters):	C_B curvature (diopters):	P_D lens power (diopters):	f_D focal length (mm):	t thickness (mm):	free aperture (mm):	full aperture (mm):	nD refractive index:	ν Abbe No.:
Lens 1							14.00

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Eyepieces