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A Minute or First Draught of the Optiques

England · Humanities / Philosophy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1646

Thomas Hobbes1646

Paris · Humanities / Philosophy

Hobbes prepares A Minute or First Draught of the Optiques, his most developed treatment of optics.

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Thomas Hobbes

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