Chester Moore Hall
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Chester Moore Hall was a British lawyer and inventor who produced the first achromatic lens
es in 1729 or 1733 (accounts differ).
He used the achromatic lens to build the first refracting telescope free from chromatic aberration
(colour distortion).
He lived at New Hall
, Sutton
.
His name was also spelled Chester Moor Hall and Chester More Hall.
Achromatic lens
An achromatic lens or achromat is a lens that is designed to limit the effects of chromatic and spherical aberration. Achromatic lenses are corrected to bring two wavelengths into focus in the same plane....
es in 1729 or 1733 (accounts differ).
He used the achromatic lens to build the first refracting telescope free from chromatic aberration
Chromatic aberration
In optics, chromatic aberration is a type of distortion in which there is a failure of a lens to focus all colors to the same convergence point. It occurs because lenses have a different refractive index for different wavelengths of light...
(colour distortion).
He lived at New Hall
New Hall
New Hall may refer to:* New Hall School, a school in Essex, England* New Hall, Cambridge, a Cambridge University college now known as Murray Edwards College, in Cambridge, England* New Hall , a prison in West Yorkshire, England...
, Sutton
Sutton, Essex
Sutton is a civil parish in the District of Rochford in Essex, England. It is located between the River Roach and the adjoining Borough of Southend on Sea, and includes the Hamlet of Shopland...
.
His name was also spelled Chester Moor Hall and Chester More Hall.