Dioptrice (Latin translation of Kepler’s work)

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Dioptrice is the Latin translation of Johannes Kepler’s seminal work on geometrical optics, focusing on the theory and design of lenses and optical instruments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
scientific work
treatise on optics
about image formation
lens combinations
optical imaging
refraction of light
author Johannes Kepler NERFINISHED
authorOfWork Johannes Kepler NERFINISHED
contributor Johannes Kepler NERFINISHED
describedBySource history of optics literature
fieldOfWork astronomy
optics
genre mathematical treatise
scientific literature
hasAcademicDiscipline mathematics
physics
hasPart design of optical instruments
theory of lenses
influenced design of microscopes
design of telescopes
development of optical theory
influencedBy geometrical optics tradition
language Latin
mainSubject geometrical optics
lenses
optical instruments
movement Scientific Revolution NERFINISHED
titleLanguage Latin
workExampleOf early modern optics treatise

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Johann Schreck notableWork Dioptrice (Latin translation of Kepler’s work)