Gallery›Wellcome Collection›An optical experiment using a giant lens to reflect sun-rays to create fire - with various optical instruments scattered and fountains in a Baroque setting. Line engraving by C.N. Cochin after J. de La Jouë.
An optical experiment using a giant lens to reflect sun-rays to create fire - with various optical instruments scattered and fountains in a Baroque setting. Line engraving by C.N. Cochin after J. de La Jouë.
Wellcome Collection

An optical experiment using a giant lens to reflect sun-rays to create fire - with various optical instruments scattered and fountains in a Baroque setting. Line engraving by C.N. Cochin after J. de La Jouë.

http://data.europeana.eu/agent/42368 · 1737

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: L'Optique. Tiré du cabinet de Monsigneur le Duc de Picquigny. Gravé par C.N. Cochin. Inventé et peint par J. La Jouë.

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