George Adams (optician)
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George Adams Sr ( - 1773) was an English optician and scientific writer who was also well known as a maker of mathematical instruments and globes. Among his works are a "Treatise on the Construction and Use of Globes" (1766) and an "Essay on the Microscope" (1771).
His son, George Adams Jr. (1750– August 14, 1795), continued his work, publishing an "Essay on Vision" (1789) and "Astronomical and Geometrical Essays" (1789) and succeeding his father as Instrument Maker to His Majesty King George II .
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