Robert Blair (astronomer)

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Robert Blair (1748–1828) was a Scottish astronomer.

Robert Blair was the first Regius Professor of Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh (1785). He invented the aplanatic lens and also coined this term. This was a significant step in reducing the aberration in optical systems. He also experimented with hollow lenses, holding different solutions.

References

Jean Eisenstaedt, "Light and relativity, a previously Unknown Eighteenth-Century Manuscript by Robert Blair (1748–1828)", Annals of Science, 62 347-376 (2005).

Jean Eisenstaedt, Avant Einstein Relativité, lumière, gravitation, Paris, Seuil (2005).

External links

Robert Blair—a short biography

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 17077939 LCCN: nr91013698

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Name	Blair, Robert
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Short description	British astronomer
Date of birth	1748
Place of birth
Date of death	1828
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